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New report | “Treat Us Like Humans” – exploring the lived experience of the asylum system

One of the key features of strong communities is the ability to welcome newcomers – but what is it like for refugees settling in communities in UK for the first time? Together with the Good Faiths Partnership, we’re pleased to launch some new research exploring this topic. “Treat Us Like Humans: A Report on the Lived Experience of the Asylum System” highlights what it’s like to navigate asylum accommodation and support services in the UK, and why it’s more important than ever to listen to the voices of those directly impacted by the asylum system when pushing for reform. [...]

15 January 2025|

Blog and resource | Why we’re leaving X

With many progressive organisations making the decision to leave X in recent months, we have also decided to leave the platform. We’re sharing our thoughts on how we’ve come to this decision and are offering a guide on some alternative platforms in case this helps other organisations in our sector and membership.    Why leave Twitter/X? Although it’s a shame to stop connecting with a following we’ve built up over the years, we’ve also noticed it’s much harder for us achieve the impact we once had on Twitter/X due to various changes in its algorithms (such as penalising external [...]

13 January 2025|

Jobs across the network in January 2025

Organisation: Asylum Welcome Job Title: Director (CEO) Hours: Full time (35 hpw) - open to consider 28 hpw/4 day flexible working arrangements Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire (hybrid working) Salary: £56,501 - £58,761 per year Deadline: 11:30pm (London time) on Monday 20th January 2025 Further information / apply click here ---------- Organisation: Micro Rainbow Job Title: Services Coordinator Hours: 20 hpw Location: London Salary: £28,000 per year (pro rata) Deadline: 5pm (London time) on Wednesday 12th February 2025 Further information / apply click here --------- Organisation: Destitution Project Bolton Job Title: Operations and [...]

15 January 2025|

“Despite the challenges of 2024, we still have reasons to be hopeful” | Our end of year reflection

As we approach the end of 2024, Bridget Young, NACCOM's Director, reflects on another turbulent - but hopeful - year for our network. "For lots of reasons, 2024 ended up being quite full-on, didn’t it? I know at NACCOM we say that every year, but it felt particularly relevant this year. We started 2024 on a high, opening a funding programme to regrant over £370,000 to NACCOM members courtesy of the Guardian and Observer Charity appeal 2023. Through the incredible generosity of Guardian and Observer supporters, we were able to provide  29 members with unrestricted funding, more details of [...]

17 December 2024|

What We Do

NACCOM is a network of over 130 organisations and individuals that provides safe, temporary accommodation and support to people experiencing destitution in the UK asylum and immigration system.

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People accommodated across the network during 2023-2024
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For the first time, over half a million nights of accommodation were provided by our members during the past year (estimate)
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People were rough sleeping, or in informal or insecure accommodation, before being accommodated by the network
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People received financial support from members during the past year
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Staff and volunteers delivering support across the network during the past year (minimum)
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people were turned away because of a lack of accommodation
82%

of people who were referred to or made enquiries to member organisations this year (600/735 people) were facing street homelessness

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nights of accommodation provided across the year (estimated)
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people were provided with financial support (but not accommodated)

NACCOM is the UK-wide
No Accommodation Network

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