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<p>Home Office policy is not to provide asylum seekers with publicly funded English
for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses. They may access courses on a fee-paying
basis. Asylum claimants awaiting a decision for over six months are eligible for a
50% contribution to the cost of ESOL courses through the Adult Education Budget. We
also know that many ESOL providers use their discretion to set lower fees.</p><p>Those
granted refugee status by the Home Office and in receipt of certain work-related benefits
are eligible for fully funded ESOL courses.</p><p>We encourage asylum claimants (adults
and dependants of an adult asylum seeker) to contact the Asylum Help helpline for
free and independent advice (telephone: 0808 8000 630, https://www.gov.uk/asylum-helplines).</p>
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