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Launching our new Annual Survey data briefing 2024 | ‘Understanding destitution and homelessness in the asylum and immigration system’

NACCOM’s latest Annual Survey data reveals that destitution and homelessness in migrant and refugee communities are on the rise in the UK, with thousands of people in the asylum and wider immigration system routinely experiencing trauma and hardship. Our annual data briefing, Understanding destitution and homelessness in the asylum and immigration system, paints a comprehensive – and shocking – picture of the extent, impact and root causes of migrant destitution and homelessness in 2023/2024, and shines a spotlight on the increasing complexity of service provision in the sector, as voluntary organisations adapt to a turbulent policy landscape. [...]

14 November 2024|

“On World Homelessness Day, we draw strength from our network” | WHD reflection

On World Homelessness Day 2024, our External Affairs Manager, Hannah Gurnham, reflects on the work we're doing to bring an end to homelessness amongst people in the asylum and immigration system. "At a time when levels of destitution and deep poverty in the UK are rising across the board, and when migrants, and particularly new refugees, are being increasingly put at risk of homelessness and rough sleeping due to a wide, but mainly preventable range of factors, World Homelessness Day provides a sober reminder of the scale of the challenge when it comes to ending homelessness for good, for [...]

9 October 2024|

Event | Join us for our AGM and Annual Survey launch this November

What is the scale of destitution and homelessness in the asylum and immigration system, and how are accommodation and support providers in the voluntary sector responding to the many challenges currently facing refugees and people seeking asylum?  We warmly invite members, partners and supporters to join us as we explore the current context facing organisations supporting people in the asylum and immigration system, and how our frontline members have been responding across the year.   The event is an opportunity to hear about the scale, impact and experiences of destitution and NACCOM members’ collective response through the launch of our [...]

4 September 2024|

Ending Migrant Homelessness | New joint policy briefing released

Migrant homelessness has long been the ‘elephant in the room’ in discussions with government. The need to be seen to be tough on immigration has meant that policy solutions to support migrants out of homelessness have too often gone unheeded. Instead, the immigration and asylum systems are a direct cause of homelessness, pushing many into hardship and destitution and leaving services without the resources to provide meaningful support. In recent months these pressures have increased to the point that many homelessness services are struggling to manage the scale of demand. Meanwhile, the far-right riots that erupted across the UK [...]

3 September 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 2022-2023
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Nights of accommodation provided by our members during the past year (estimate)
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People were rough sleeping or in informal/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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