CORONAVIRUS

CLEAR and EU WELCOME continue to operate their advice services fully by phone and email. For your safety, and that of our staff and volunteers, the office will remain closed until the risk of infection is lower.

If you need to contact CLEAR’s Advice or Employment service please either phone 023 8022 1111 or email reception@clearproject.org.uk and leave a message with your name, your phone number and what you need help with.

Casework Advisors are working on Tuesdays and Thursdays ONLY.

Employment works Wednesday mornings and Fridays ONLY.

EU WELCOME work Monday-Wednesdays ONLY.

They will prioritise urgent cases.

Thank You for your patience.

Our Latest Updates & Links can be Found on Twitter, Facebook & now Instagram

CLEAR #FriendsOfCLEAR

As part of celebrating CLEARs 20th Birthday throughout May we are launching a brand new support scheme “Friends of CLEAR” for people who want to support the ongoing work CLEAR. [Read more…]

Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK: The Last 20 Years

For CLEAR’s 20^th anniversary this month, we take a look back at how policy and attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers in the UK have changed since our beginnings in 2001… [read more]

The Founding of CLEAR (Part Two)

The Founding of CLEAR: Twenty Years On (Part One)

For CLEAR’S 20^th birthday this month, we asked three key players in the organisation’s founding to share some memories of the early days of CLEAR. Read more…

6 Ways You can Stand Up for Refugees & Asylum Seekers

Advocate, Empower, Learn, Join, Equip, & Support.
Read our really useful way YOU can make a difference.

The Lift the Ban Coalition: What’s It All About? 

 In the UK, people seeking asylum are not allowed to work. Instead, they must live off an allowance of just £39.63 per week, which is expected to cover everything but government provided accommodation. The government claims that asylum applications are ‘usually’ responded to within six months, but according to their own figures on asylum and resettlement, in September 2020 roughly three quarters of the 48054 people waiting for an initial decision on their application had been waiting for longer than this. Read more…

Offering Support During Lockdown

An organisation like CLEAR is invaluable in creating a welcoming environment for refugees and people seeking asylum in Southampton. In spite of the ongoing pandemic, and the current lockdown meaning that the office is closed, CLEAR continues to offer a large range of services to its clients online and via phone every weekday….read more…

Keeping Children Occupied – New Ideas for 2021

We have new links for online resources you can use to educate and keep children occupied during lockdown in 2021 here.

100 Year Old Mayflower Commemorative Badges

AVAILABLE NOW

CLEAR is very proud to have had these badges donated to us to raise money for refugees and asylum seekers in Southampton. They were minted in 1920 for Southampton’s Mayflower Pageant and held by the Rector of Millbrook, the Reverend James Lyne Beaumont James. Read more…

New Volunteer Roles Available NOW

The role of CLEAR Social Media Volunteer is open for applications. Please hit the button for details.

Coronavirus/Covid-19 Advice in Other Languages

This link provides information on the Coronavirus in your language.

There are also some videos in a number of languages offering advice too available here.

Refugee Week 2020

A short post by Mike Brown for Refugee Week.

Latest News

Help with University Applications

Government Guidance on Self Distancing in many languages

A page full of ideas for things for kids to do at home

We have a page to help you find help during this crisis

We have added a link to a video about claiming Universal Credit to our Advice pages here.

Mind have provided some tips and guidance to help deal with anxiety and general mental health issues during this time of uncertainty here.

Southampton City Council updates are here.

CLEAR will be sharing useful information via our Twitter and Facebook pages.