Family Support for South Asian Families

Family Support Work is offered in the form of independent advocacy in the area of health, poor socio-economic circumstances, and for welfare benefits purposes. According to the users of the service at NKS, it helps them to access need-sensitive services without barriers that exist; mainly language, diverse cultures and lack of information.  The families using the service have reported increased accessibility to other services in Edinburgh due to the support they receive from bilingual workers.

NKS support women and their families in regards to: all types of health and welfare benefits; tribunals; appeals; support with schooling and applying for free school meals and clothing grant etc. Please get in touch if you would like more information or help.