Lost Your Sponsorship? Support and Resources for Displaced International Care Workers in South East of England

Losing your sponsorship is one of the most frightening things that can happen to an internationally recruited care worker. Maybe your employer's licence was revoked. Maybe your hours disappeared, or you were treated unfairly and had to walk away.

Whatever brought you here, please know this: support exists, it is free, and you have every right to use it.

Across the South East of England, your local care association is part of a network – backed by the Department of Health and Social Care and coordinated through the South East Social Care Alliance (SESCA) – set up specifically to help displaced and internationally recruited care workers find their feet again.

What kind of help is available?

Depending on your area, you may be able to access:

• Finding a new sponsor – through the Displaced Worker scheme, you can be matched with reputable, vetted care providers looking to sponsor workers like you.

• Knowing your rights – clear guidance on what to do if you lose your sponsorship or are being treated unfairly, plus the official Government support offer.

• Money worries – grants through the Care Workers' Charity, financial advice, and local food banks if things are tight right now.

• A roof over your head – help finding accommodation.

• Wellbeing and community – mental health support, English language and learning, places of worship, and cultural and community groups so you don't have to face this alone.

Find the support in your area

Click the link for the county where you live or work:

• Berkshire — Berkshire Care Association

• Buckinghamshire — Bucks Care Local Support Directory

• East Sussex, Brighton & Hove — Partners in Care

• West Sussex — West Sussex Partners in Care

• Oxfordshire — OACP grants & food banks

• Hampshire — Hampshire Care Association

• Surrey — Surrey Care Association

• Kent — Kent Integrated Care Alliance (KICA)

• Isle of Wight — Isle of Wight Care Partnership

A word from Tresacare

We know that reading a list of links is not the same as feeling supported. Behind every one of these services are people who want to help you – as we do. At Tresacare, we support internationally recruited and displaced care workers through the practical and the personal: the paperwork and the worry, the new job and the homesickness.

You came here to care for others. You deserve to be cared for too. Reach out, follow a link, and take the first step — you don't have to carry this alone.