1. Lewisham’s Asylum Seekers Team (AST) Justin O’Connell September 2004

2. Client Groups  Grant funded clients  Single Adults - 61 cases  Large families - 19 cases  Standard families - 122 cases  16/17 year old unaccompanied asylum seeking children - 6 cases  Total cases - 208

3. Client Groups (continued)  Non-grant funded clients  Role of the AST for: Single adults with no recourse to public funds - 43 cases Families with no recourse to public funds - 45 cases Total cases - 88

4. Support provided by AST  Elements of support  Subsistence  Accommodation  Other payments  Implications of recent changes  Legislation  Amnesty

5. Changes to the service  Review and recommendations  Transfer from Social Care and Health to Resources Department November 2003  Reason - controlled environment used to combining assessments with financial controls  Position from October 2004

6. Financial Issues  Overspend  Management action  Special circumstances letter for additional grant  Projected caseload to April 2005

7. The Future  Continued support under the 1999 Act  Central Government plans to take over the responsibility for asylum seekers