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Our priorities for 2022 | Bridget Young, Director
NACCOM's Director, Bridget Young, shares our priorities for the year ahead: As we roll our sleeves up and settle into January 2022, NACCOM stands strong and united as a network of 142 member organisations committed to working together to end destitution in the asylum and immigration system across all four nations of the UK. The first sobering reminder of the challenges that lie ahead of us this year came as soon as January 5th, when the Nationality and Borders Bill was debated in the House of Lords. Whilst it was heartening to hear so much support in the Lords for scrapping some of the most harmful aspects of [...]
New briefing on homelessness amongst non-UK nationals | by Homeless Link
Homeless Link has published a new policy briefing paper on barriers and pathways to homelessness support for non-UK nationals who are prevented from accessing state-funded support. The briefing explores how the Government's Everyone In scheme, launched at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, represented the first time that England had attempted a local authority-led universal homelessness response. The results for non-UK national homelessness were remarkable, but the measures were temporary. Facing up to homelessness among non-UK nationals: the challenge and opportunity since ‘Everyone In’ makes the case for the inclusion of people with immigration-based eligibility restrictions in mainstream [...]
Jobs across the network in January 2022
Praxis Immigration Adviser Newham Children Services Location Different location in East London and remote working Salary £29,703-33,291 (subject to accreditation and experience) (NJC 20-25, including London Weighting) Deadline 10 January 2022 Find out more information here Refugee Survival Trust Finance Officer Location Glasgow Salary £26,236 – £28,981 pro-rata Deadline 21 January 2022 Find out more information here Refugee Survival Trust Destitution Coordinator Location Glasgow Salary £26,236 – £28,981 pro-rata Deadline 21 January 2022 Find out more information here AFRIL Administration and Monitoring officer Location Lewisham, London Salary £25,000 per year pro [...]
Reflections on 2021
As we near the end of the year, our staff team have been reflecting on their highlights from NACCOM's 2021 work to End Destitution.
of full members involve Experts by Experience in their service provision and operations (57/66)
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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Our priorities for 2022 | Bridget Young, Director
NACCOM's Director, Bridget Young, shares our priorities for the year ahead: As we roll our sleeves up and settle into January 2022, NACCOM stands strong [...]
Learning from our Community Researcher Programme
NACCOM’s Community Researcher group was established in March 2021 to provide a space for people with lived experience of immigration control to research, analyse and present solutions to [...]
Our response | The tragic loss of life in the Channel
"Today our thoughts are with the 27 men, women and children who lost their lives in the English Channel this week, whilst trying to reach the safety of the UK. [...]