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Immigration advice

Links to local help for immigration:

Bedfordshire Refugee & Asylum Seekers Support (BRASS)

BRASS is an established charity working to empower, inform, and support refugees and asylum seekers, also protecting rights with an aim to develop independence and involvement in UK society. BRASS has a free drop-in advice service that requires no made appointments. They also offer refugees and asylum seekers who have difficulty grasping English 1-2-1 tuition with a volunteered tutor.

Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire council  provide a settlement checking service is a partnership between the UK Visas and Immigration and Central Bedfordshire Council. The Service allows customers to submit their SET(M) application for permission to settle permanently (also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain) in the UK as a spouse or partner of a British Citizen or settled person at a Registration Service.

Advice Guide

Citizens Advice offers a self-help advice guide that provides lots of information on the consumer rights.

Local Citizens Advice:

Amphthill and District Citizens Advice

Dunstable and District Citizens Advice

Leighton-Linslade Citizens Advice Advice

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8 November 2022 No Comments

Our Advice Central staff and volunteers are here to assist you with all your needs, every Monday at the Mayfield Centre in Dunstable from 9am to 2pm, no need for an appointment.

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Expert help and support every Monday in Dunstable

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18 February 2022 Mondays at Mayfield in Dunstable Come along to Advice Central’s Mondays at Mayfield, from 10am-2pm. Enjoy free tea and coffee and a range of support and help: Meet with the Safer Streets team on ways to keep your home and family safe Receive free lateral flow test kits from Central Bedfordshire Council’s

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Housing Benefit: Get help paying rent

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Housing Benefit is a government assistance program that helps low-income households with their rent payments. If you qualify for Housing Benefit, you can receive government assistance to cover your portion of the rent. Read our guide to Housing Benefit…

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Housing support from your local council

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Local councils offer support to residents who might otherwise struggle to find affordable housing. These programs usually take the form of housing allowances and grants, which can be accessed by meeting certain criteria (such as income level, age or family status)…

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Helping you keep cool in the heatwave

11 July 2022 No Comments

We’ve found some handy links (thanks to our new volunteer, Owen) to help you in the heatwave in summer 2022. See useful tips for coping in the hot weather from the Met Office, NHS, The Guardian, Age UK and Sky News…

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We cover the areas in and around the following villages and towns in Central Bedfordshire:

Ampthill, Arlesey, Aspley Guise, Barton-le- Clay,

Biggleswade, Blunham, Broom, Caddington,

Campton, Clifton, Clophill, Chalton, Chicksands, Cranfield, Dunstable,

Eaton Bray, Fairfield Park, Flitton, Flitwick, Greenfield,

Harlington, Haynes, Heath and Reach, Henlow,

Higham Gobion, Houghton Conquest, Houghton Regis,

Husborne Crawley, Kensworth, Langford, Leighton Buzzard,

Lidlington Linslade, Marston Moretaine, Maulden, Meppershall, Millbrook,

Northill, Old Warden, Pepperstock,

Potton, Pulloxhill, Ridgmont,

Sandy, Shefford, Silsoe, Shillington, Slip End, Southill,

Stanford, Steppingley, Stotfold, Sutton, Tebworth, Tempsford,

Toddington, Westoning, Wingfield, Wixams, Woburn & Woodside.

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