Refugees and asylum seekers

We have been welcoming refugees since 2017, responding with a collective Cumberland wide multi-agency approach.

How to host a Ukrainian person or family in your home and what support the Resettlement Service will provide.

Community sponsorship allows local groups to directly welcome and support resettled refugee families, helping them settle faster into their new lives in the UK.

The scheme is set up to support vulnerable groups in Afghanistan who are at risk of staying in their home country.

The Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) is a national scheme aimed at supporting Afghan citizens who worked for or with the UK Government in Afghanistan with an offer of resettlement.