• 1.Introduction
• 2.Requests for support from adults from abroad with no means of support
• 2.1  Asylum Seekers
• 2.2  Refugees
• 2.3  Illegal Immigrants
• 3.Requests for support from refugee children  and unaccompanied asylum seeking children
• 3.1  Refugee Children
• 3.2  Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children(UASCs)
• 3.3  Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASCs) who want to live with a friend or relative
• 4.Frequently Asked Questions
• 5.Definitions
• Client groups
• Immigration status
• Miscellaneous
• 6.Useful Contacts

1.   Introduction

This guidance relates to people from abroad (without British Nationality) who present at Social Services with no apparent means of financial support.