Helping new refugees integrate into the UK: baseline data analysis from the Survey of New Refugees

Whilst many refugees come equipped with a variety of skills, a substantial proportion of new refugees had spent no years in education (14%) or had relatively limited education (13% spent six or less years in education) before coming to the UK. They may find it difficult to gain employment and may need extra help to develop basic numeracy and literacy skills. Refugees from some countries, for example Eritrea and Somalia (which together made up one-third of the sample), are likely to need more assistance in finding employment than others.