See what help we can offer
If you are an asylum seeker, refugee or migrant, we can help you with things like housing advice, benefits information and details of other local organisations that can support you.
Housing and homelessness
All asylum seekers, refugees and migrants can ask us for support to find somewhere to live. Sometimes we may be able to offer social housing.
See our housing web pages for information about all of our housing services, or call 0208 921 2863 for help with homelessness.
You can also speak to Greenwich Housing Rights for specialist advice.
Other things we can help with
Money and work
- Benefits and hardship information - contact the Welfare Rights Service on 0208 921 6375
- Help to find work – contact Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB)
- No recourse to public funds (NRPF) - contact the NRPF Team on 0208 921 2304
Escaping abuse
Contact GDVA on 0208 317 8273
Support with the cost of living crisis
There is lots of information about low-cost activities for children, benefits and healthcare on our Greenwich Supports web pages.
Other places that can help
We are proud to fund the vital work of local organisations who support refugees and migrants:
- Plumstead Community Law Centre receives funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich and provides free support and advice on immigration, housing, employment and more to asylum seekers, refugees and migrants, along with Greenwich residents
- Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network, a local organisation which receives funding from the Royal Borough of Greenwich. LRMN provides free support and advice on immigration, housing, employment & more to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
- Greenwich Inclusion Project, an independent local community organisation that focuses on promoting race, religious equality, community inclusion freedom from hate crime, guidance and/or workshops
- Live Well Greenwich offers health and wellbeing support for local residents including the free Live Well Greenwich Line on 0800 470 4831
- Greenwich Supports provides support with the cost of living