The Our Liverpool Plan

Aerial view of Liverpool city waterfront

Liverpool is a proud City of Sanctuary – a place where people from all over the world have rebuilt their lives, contributed to our communities, and shaped the city’s culture.

The Our Liverpool Plan

The Our Liverpool Plan 2024–2027 sets out how Liverpool City Council and partners will work together to support people seeking sanctuary and vulnerable migrants to thrive from the moment they arrive.

This second iteration of the plan builds on the 2019–2022 strategy and outlines a coordinated, city‑wide approach to ensure Liverpool remains a safe, fair and cohesive city for everyone.

Our vision

To make Liverpool a welcoming city and Liverpool City Council a migrant‑friendly organisation where people seeking sanctuary and vulnerable migrants can thrive from day one.

What the plan aims to achieve

The plan is built around four overarching aims. People seeking sanctuary and vulnerable migrants should be able to:

  • thrive in safe, welcoming and cohesive communities
  • understand and exercise their rights, responsibilities and entitlements
  • access well‑coordinated services that recognise and meet their needs
  • have a voice in shaping local policy, services and national discussions

Key areas of action

The plan is built around seven themes that reflect the needs of people arriving in Liverpool:

  1. Supporting people seeking sanctuary: Clear information, better arrival support and coordinated services.
  2. Health and wellbeing: Improved access to healthcare, mental health support and wellbeing activities.
  3. Economic inclusion: Employment support, ESOL provision and pathways into work, volunteering and business.
  4. Supporting people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF): Better legal advice, stronger safeguarding and more responsive support pathways.
  5. Education: Specialist provision for newly‑arrived children, anti‑racism in schools and help for parents navigating SEND and school systems.
  6. Thriving communities: Community cohesion, anti‑racism work, myth‑busting resources and support for arts and culture organisations working with refugees.

Read the plan in full

View the latest plan and its associated documents below.