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Refugee
Employability
Programme
Preparing refugees for work and life in England
We deliver the Refugee Employability Programme (REP) for the Home Office to help you build a life in England. You will receive up to 18 months of support to learn English, gain employment skills and training and find work.
REP will close on 11 June 2025. If you are a Refugee already on the programme from December 2024, we will continue to support you until June 2025.
Support available to you
You can access employment support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Job Centre Plus Work Coaches. This includes benefits, employment programmes and access to the National Employer and Partnership team (NEPT) for work opportunities.
Newly recognised asylum route refugees
You can receive support from Migrant Help, with advice on how to access Universal Credit and working in England
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) support
We deliver Skills programmes in London and Birmingham for people who are unemployed and looking for work.
You can refer yourself or be referred via Local Authorities or JCP Work Coaches as part of the Skills for Life programme.