Get help as a refugee

If you are a refugee, asylum seeker or vulnerable migrant, the British Red Cross may be able to help you

How we can help

We offer help with the urgent needs of refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants. The help we can offer will depend on where you are. It can include:

food parcels and vouchers
small amounts of cash
clothes
toiletries
blankets
baby items.

We may be able to offer further help. Depending on your circumstances and where you live this may include:

travel vouchers
benefits and career advice
health care – registering with a GP or dentist
coming with you to appointments
adjusting to life in the UK
orientation – getting to know your local area
emotional support
reuniting family.

Find your local refugee service

When you contact us, one of our trained caseworkers will assess your needs to see if we can help. If we can’t, we will refer or signpost you to a service that can.

We will provide an interpreter if you can’t speak English.

We are not political or religious, we won’t report you to the authorities and our help is free and confidential.

How to use your local service

How you get our help depends on where you are. Contact your nearest refugee service to find out if you:

walk in (if it’s a drop-in centre)
make an appointment
need to be referred from another organisation.

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If you have been trafficked

We may be able to help if you are a refugee or asylum seeker who has been trafficked.

As well as the help you get as a refugee, we can also give support and advice on what to do next and where to get more help if you have been trafficked.