Preventing Crisis Connecting Communities

This funding will enable Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit to support people from across Greater Manchester and the North-West to seek free legal immigration advice and representation. It will allow the charity to employ a social worker case worker and support worker. It will also support a portion of overheads and project costs. GMIAU combines their immigration expertise with holistic support for the most vulnerable to ensure their day-to-day needs are met. It receives over 5000 enquiries each year through their various referral mechanisms and they take on approximately 1000 legal cases each year. In addition the specialist support workers opened 400 new cases last year providing one-to-one support. 85% of their beneficiaries are from GM with the remainder elsewhere in the Northwest region.