Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund – UK

The government has established visa routes and pathways to the UK for people from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The Children and Young People’s Resettlement Fund aims to support the young people on these pathways.

The goal is to have a positive impact on the lives of these young people, both in the short and longer-term, and to contribute to the understanding of effective interventions.

Purpose: To provide grants which support children and young people aged 21 and under who are on:

• the Homes for Ukraine scheme, Ukraine Family scheme and Ukraine Extension scheme
  • The Homes for Ukraine scheme was set up in March 2022 following Russia’s invasion of the country. It helps bring Ukrainians to safety in the UK.
• the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) scheme
  • The UK has established resettlement pathways for Afghan citizens who are at risk.
• the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme
  • A new immigration route opened in January 2021, providing Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders and their eligible family members to come to the UK to live, study and work on a pathway to citizenship.

Fund Objectives

• Address the specific needs and vulnerabilities of children and young people aged 21 and under who have arrived by one or more of the pathways. This includes mental health and trauma.
• Provide support to enable children and young people to recover from traumatic experiences, displacement and/or resettlement into a new country.
• Support children and young people to transition into England and their community, while retaining a connection to their culture.
• Deliver projects across local authority areas to maximise impact.
• Develop an evidence base on what works in supporting vulnerable young migrants and displaced people.

Funding Available

• Up to £2.5 million across 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025.
• This funding is split into:
  • £800,000 in 2023 to 2024
  • £1.7 million in 2024 to 2025

What they’re looking for?

• They’re looking for organisations to help and run local, regional or national projects. They welcome projects which pilot innovative approaches as well as more established methods and interventions. They also welcome joint and consortium bids which have a named lead delivery partner.
• Project proposals can vary in budget and size. Organisations should show:
  • their proposed reach and impact
  • how you’ll track the reach and impact
  • how you’ll share project learnings
• Projects can focus on one or more of the named cohorts. The children and young people aged 21 and under who are the beneficiaries of the projects must have come to, or settled in England via either:
  • the Homes for Ukraine scheme
  • Ukraine Family scheme
  • Ukraine Extension Scheme
  • Afghan Resettlement scheme (pathways 1, 2 and 3)
  • Hong Kong BN(O) visa scheme
• They’re keen to see proposals which work across multiple local authority areas. They anticipate that allocated funding will be proportionate across all 3 cohorts. Examples of proposals could include:
  • mental health support sessions
  • access to counselling
  • specific displacement-focused support
  • trauma informed education, including SEND (special educational needs and disabilities)
  • school-based interventions
  • peer group sessions for scheme beneficiaries and their sponsors or hosts (in the case of Ukrainian children)
  • a focus on young adults. For example, 17 to 21 year olds, on higher education, employment and accommodation to support the transition to adulthood
  • opportunities to learn and improve English language skills both formally and informally
  • supporting increased engagement in the community.

Who can apply?

• To apply for this Fund, your organisation must be in England and be part of either:
  • an upper or lower tier local authority
  • a charity with a registered charity number
  • a registered community interest company
  • a social enterprise
  • a community group
• Community groups must:
  • be established for charitable, benevolent, or philanthropic purposes
  • have a governing body with at least 3 members
  • have a governing document they can produce
  • provide accounts for the last 2 financial years (if the application is successful)
• During the assessment of your application, they may ask community groups to provide accounts for the last 2 financial years.
• You must also:
  • have relevant and up to date safeguarding policies in place (this applies to all delivery partners in a consortium bid)
  • adhere to the government code of conduct.

For more information, visit Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.