The Refugee Council is an independent organisation with many years of experience working with asylum seekers and refugees. They provide a wide range of services free of charge, in many different languages.
The Refugee Council One Stop Service in Yorkshire and Humberside can assist with issues relating to:
- Subsistence and accomodation, and explaining the government system.
- What happens if you are housed elsewhere in the UK [dispersal]
- Help offered by other services
- Your rights and entitlements
If you are supported by the UK Border Agency [UKBA] they can also:
- Help with problems that may arise from the UKBA system
- Inform UKBA of any chances in your situation.
- Help with appeals if the government rejects your application for support.
address and contact number for the Refugee Council One Stop Service in Yorkshire and Humberside is:
Ground Floor
Hurley House
1 Dewsbury Road
Leeds
LS11 5DQ
Telephone: 0113 244 9404. (You can also telephone the advice line on 0113 386 2210 between 10am and 4pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays)
Opening hours are:
Monday: 9am-4pm, Tuesday: 9am-4pm, Thursday:9am-4pm, Friday: 9am-4pm. Closed on Wednesdays (except for emergancies).
Appointments are available on Wednesdays for Children (run by Children's Panel) and those with difficulties accessing legal representation (run by students from York Law College)
Map of Leeds Bus and Train Station area (The red star at the bottom of the map is where the Refugee Council in Leeds is located. You can see from the map where the various buses and trains that come from Halifax stop and how far you have to walk from the stop to get to the Refugee Council).
Please note that The Refugee Council can only see a limited number of clients each day. Therefore, they may have to close the doors earlier than the time stated and ask you to come back at a different time.