myUKinfo.com

Website: www.myukinfo.com

About the project: myUKinfo.com is a website that gives migrant workers and their employers access to important information about working and living in the UK.  Initially the site will focus on workers from Europe, and will be available initially in English, Polish and Portuguese.  As myUKinfo.com expands, the information will expand and be made available in other languages.

The website has been built with design input from migrant workers and people that support them.  The site provides essential information about immigrating to the UK, employment and training, housing, transport, money, resources for families and children, healthcare and emergency contact information.

The portal has been built by a consortium of four companies led by HTK who are experts at building large, interactive portals. HTK is supported by Keystone Development Trust, a specialist charity that helps migrant workers in the UK, web designers Smith and Saunders, and Milner LLP a marketing consultancy also involved in PR.

"The myUKinfo consortium have successfully launched the new national portal for migrant workers.  myUKinfo.com is attracting visitors from across the UK, Europe and beyond.  The progress that the team has made in terms of achieving the initial project objectives is great.  We are now working with other regions of the UK in order to develop it further by adding local level information and other languages."
 
Mark Allison
Migrant Workers Programme and Policy Manager
East of England Development Agency

The portal is being funded by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).