Refugee Employment - Policy

In March 2005 the Department for Work & Pensions published a refugee employment strategy, Working to Rebuild Lives (pdf).

This sets out for the first time the Government’s position on refugees and the UK labour market and its aims to:

attract more refugees into Jobcentre Plus
provide practical employment & language support
build partnerships with the voluntary sector
strengthen the evidence base to measure progress

The Home Office has published its strategy on refugee integration, Integration Matters (pdf). This explains how the Government will take steps to ensure that refugees:

achieve their full potential
contribute to the community
secure access to the services to which they are entitled

Proposals in the strategy include measures to:

introduce SUNRISE caseworkers in 4 pilot areas (London, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds)
offer refugees loans to help with integration
expand the provision of mentors through the Time Together programme

Jobcentre Plus has also set out its framework for partnership working to help refugees fulfil their potential Working Together to Help Rebuild Lives (pdf)

As an independent organisation, Employability Forum will monitor the implementation of the strategies and publish interim reports.

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