Migrant Rights and Public Services

About this training

Settled's immigration advice service is part funded by the Welsh Government, who also recently commissioned us to deliver training to public authorities and voluntary sector groups on Migrant Rights. This training is part of the Welsh Government’s Migrant Integration Wales Project (MIW), which has been funded by the Asylum Migration Integration Fund (AMIF) since 2021.

Summary Aims of this training are as follows:

• To ensure migrants living in Wales can receive services to which they are entitled and prevent public authorities incorrectly determining when an individual is ineligible for support due to the confusion surrounding statuses.
• The training will increase awareness and knowledge about the rights of migrants in Wales - for both staff in public authorities and migrant voluntary support services. This dual audience should increase mutual understanding of the limitations and opportunities to provide support to migrants.

Outcomes & Outline

This bespoke training package will enable participants to:

• Understand the Welsh Government’s clear expectation that public authorities will seek to support migrants in the community as far as they are able and within their powers, as a nation of sanctuary;
• Know and understand what services migrants are eligible to receive, and the differences, in terms of entitlements, between those with different statuses;
• Know and understand what services other migrants are eligible to receive;
• Respond to queries with up-to-date, knowledgeable advice;
• Know how to make accurate case work decisions;
• Understand how migration status links to UK Government Immigration Acts;
• Support and guide migrants to ensure they understand and apply to receive any services which they are eligible to receive;
• Recognise the support needs of an individual, regardless of their immigration status, and where the Social Services and Well-being Act may need to be engaged to provide support.

Training will cover all migrant groups, with particular focuses on the latest on the EU Settlement Scheme and Ukraine schemes, and an overview of the Welsh Govt's new guidance on New Recourse to Public Funds.

We will discuss scenarios, and have plenty of time for your questions! Settled's OISC Level 3 immigration specialist will be part of the training panel.

Data protection

Settled will process all booking data in line with GRPR and our/Welsh Government privacy policy (English / Cymraeg). All discussion about case scenarios and Q&A will be strictly anonymised, as will all subsequent Q&A responses.