Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMIAU) - Destitution Project

Advice and support for people who are homeless and/or have no recourse to public funds. Advise on asylum support, NRPF change of condition applications and late EUSS applications.


How to access:

Referral Form -

The only way to get legal advice from GMIAU is to complete a referral form requesting advice. Referrals can be made by a third party or by the individual themselves using one of the referral forms on our website.

All information shared through the form is completely confidential. It won’t be shared with any other services or agencies.

Please include as much detail as possible. Referrals are open Monday to Thursday. The referral form takes approximately 10 minutes to complete, so please help people where possible to complete the form if needed.

We will respond to every request for advice as soon as possible, prioritising the most urgent requests. If we get forms with unclear information we will get in touch to ask more questions.

Category:
  • Homelessness and Destitution
Referral Type:
  • Appointment Only
  • Self Referral
Address
Contact Email

destitution@gmiau.org

Contact Phone

0161 740 7722 - we will not give legal advice on this phone line, only help people to fill in the referral form.

Service Capacity

Service is operating at normal capacity.
(last updated - 29/09/25)

Availability

Opening hours

Monday to Friday

Hours: 09:30 - 16:30

Help with referral form (phone line)

Fridays

Hours: 12:00 - 15:00

Eligibility

Immigration Status: Refused Asylum Seeker, Asylum Seeker

Region: North West

Interpreters

Languages: On Request