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<p>Asylum seekers have access to health and social care services from the point of
arrival in the UK. The Home Office and its contractors work closely with the NHS,
local authorities and non-governmental organisations to ensure that people can access
the healthcare and support they need. All accommodation providers have a contractual
duty to assist people in accessing the health care they need. The Home Office also
operates a Safeguarding Hub to support vulnerable individuals in accessing these services.</p><p>In
addition, the Home Office contracts Migrant Help to provide advice and guidance to
asylum seekers should they have an issue with their accommodation or support, and
for signposting to health and welfare services. Asylum seekers can access Migrant
Help 24/7, every day of the year by a freephone telephone number, via an online chat
or completing an email enquiry form both of which can be accessed free of charge on
the Migrant Help website. Interpreting and translation services are available through
Migrant Help when the need arises for asylum seekers to raise any queries or concerns.</p><p>Where
an individual is on asylum support and has a care need, a referral will be made to
the local authority for an assessment of care needs under the Care Act 2014. Our guidance
sets out the approach to be taken by the Home Office to the duties and obligations
owed to asylum seekers who have disabilities, care needs or both. In doing so it sets
out how the framework of the Care Act 2014 should be interpreted by the Home Office
and its external partners in the context of asylum support. The guidance can be found
here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F731907%2FAsylum-Seekers-With-Care-Needs-v2.0ext.pdf&data=05%7C01%7CASRA-briefingcorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C081080a50dbd484acbbc08dbce3b4912%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638330526240960737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=7f0kBgn6mzT%2F6FIVzy0H5IgjHuwK%2BW07V0g7HW75sBQ%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Asylum-Seekers-With-Care-Needs-v2.0ext.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a></p>
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