Specialist support for additional vulnerabilities
If a member of the public is disabled and needs further help with the cost of living?
For specialised help and advice for disabled people please visit Disability Rights UK or Scope or the free helpline 0808 800 3333. For textphone please dial 18001 then 0808 800 3333. For further details about accessibility and different ways you can get in touch with Scope for help and advice.
If a member of the public is over 50 years old and needs further help with the cost of living?
For further information for people over 50 years old, please visit Age UK or Independent Age.
If a member of the public needs specific support in relation to migration?
People who are subject to immigration conditions can be very vulnerable to cost of living struggles.
If someone has no recourse to public funds it is important to remember that they can access some support - free school meals and Household Support Fund are available to people in these circumstances and this should be explored.
Coventry has a wide range of organisations that provide support for Refugees and Newly Arrived Communities.
- Support for refugees and newly arrived communities and asylum seekers
- Support for Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers’ Children (UASC) The Council’s ‘Through Care’ service deals with all referrals of UASC's to Social Care.
- Coventry Refugee and Migration Centre 024 7622 7254
Central England Law Centre offer specialist legal advice and representation to people seeking to regularise their immigration status and can support people to understand and access their right. Tel 024 7622 3053.
