EUSS Advice and Support in London
Since December, our advice service has supported over 60 individuals with advice related to the EU Settlement Scheme. Most inquiries centered on upgrading from pre-settled to settled status, eVisas and permitted absences for pre-settled status holders.
Through our partners we received a few inquiries from vulnerable users, often facing challenges such as unemployment, homelessness and other complex issues. We have observed an increase in the complexity of incoming cases and we remain committed to supporting those in need, including the elderly, children and individuals with limited literacy or English skills.
Outreach
We have maintained our drop-in sessions in collaboration with our community partners across London. Notably, we continue our regular sessions with Latin American House, as well as our monthly drop-ins at Barking Learning Centre and in Edmonton, both facilitated in collaboration with Shpresa.
At our last drop-in session with Latin American House we provided direct advice to seven individuals from a Latin-American background, supported by an interpreter from our community partner! At this session, many voiced concern about upgrading from pre-settled to settled status – evidently, this will remain a top inquiry from users for the foreseeable future.
Since January, outreach has been slow due to a lack of events in the sector and slow pace of activity at the start of the year. However, in the meantime, we have focused on handling EUSS-related referrals through our advice service.
For EUSS inquiries, you can email us at help@neweuropeans.uk. If you are an organisation wishing to refer someone to our advice service, you can do so by filling out this form.
For more information on our specific drop-in and information session dates, please visit our London page on our website!
Upcoming events & sessions
We plan to attend several events in the sector, from community-led to broader network engagement opportunities. Many are coordinated by forums and communities we are already involved with, and we look forward to strengthening connections with even more organisations.
On Monday 17th March, we will attend the Supporting Migrants Network Meeting organised by BD Collective to exchange methods of supporting vulnerable individuals, and discuss prevalent issues in Barking and Dagenham.
On Thursday 27th March, we will attend the first meeting of the London Specialist Advice Forum (LSAF) to hear from other legal experts on several issues including social welfare and legal aid. On the same day, we will also attend the EU Delegation’s event at Europe House to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
On Tuesday 1st April we will attend the annual Roma Rights Forum event, facilitated by the Roma Support Group to celebrate the launch of the Mishto Campaign. On the same day, we will attend the EU Delegation’s International Roma Day Reception, to celebrate alongside other organisations in the sector.
Later on April 30th, we will attend the Newham Community Network Meeting, to exchange views on how to support Newham individuals on a range of issues, particularly EUSS.
We will continue to work together with our community partners: Shpresa, to support the local Albanian community in Barking, Dagenham and Newham; Latin American House, to support the Latin American Community; and Rota, to support the Roma community in London.
Contact us for outreach work in London:
If you are a community group or organisation which would like to discuss working in partnership with us, or for us to run a session with your staff/ volunteers on the EU Settlement Scheme, please contact
Denisa Strango on denisa.strango@neweuropeans.uk
If you work with someone who needs support with the EU Settlement Scheme please email: help@neweuropeans.uk
