On January 30th the Labour Government published its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill – the fourth major piece of immigration legislation brought in by successive Governments in just three years. We’ll be working [...]
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Home – A place for everyone During Homelessness Awareness Week (4th to 11th December), NACCOM partnered with the Law Centre NI and Housing Rights to host an event exploring collective solutions for people in [...]
>>> Click here for more info / buy tickets <<< ‘Our Annual Conference 2025 | Marking 10 years of solidarity in action through the No Accommodation Network’ Date: Wednesday April 9th 2025 Venue: Manchester [...]
This joint blog from Homeless Link and NACCOM provides an analysis of the latest legislation changes and makes recommendations for next steps: At the close of 2024, we saw a long-awaited shift in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Last week, the Government confirmed that there will be a temporary extension to the ‘move on’ period from asylum accommodation for those with a positive asylum decision. This means that instead of being given [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Today (August 21st) the Home Office has announced plans for a major new drive in immigration enforcement and returns activity, which it says will significantly increase the number of removals of people with a [...]
More than 200 refugee charities 'stand together' in joint response to anti-migrant violence. Today (6th August 2024) over 240 charities who work with refugee and asylum seekers, including those who represent faith communities, have signed [...]
Homeless Link and NACCOM have published a new policy briefing exploring the key drivers of, and potential solutions to, homelessness amongst migrants. The briefing outlines the key drivers of migrant homelessness and what policies the [...]
NACCOM welcomes the new ministerial teams getting to work this week at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Home Office (HO) – led by Secretaries of State Angela Raynor (also [...]
119 organisations working in the fields of homelessness and migrants’ rights have today written to the leaders of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat parties, urging whoever forms the next Government to address the [...]
As our political parties gear up for a surprise summer General Election on July 4th, organisations and groups working across the migration, refugee, homelessness and housing sectors are considering how best to engage with [...]
NACCOM’s vision is for the UK to have a fair, just and humane asylum and immigration system, which enables people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants to be free from destitution and to live [...]
Since 2013, NACCOM has gathered data from our members through our Annual Survey, which enables us to track the scale and impact of destitution in the asylum and immigration system. The 2024 Annual Survey will [...]
A general election has been called for July 4th, and the issue of immigration, refugee protection and asylum system reform will be key to any incoming government. Bridget Young, NACCOM's Director, lays out what [...]
In February 2021 we launched our Data Project, a three-phase project funded by the Lloyds Bank Foundation with the aim of helping NACCOM members to improve their data capture systems, increase their data confidence and [...]
NACCOM is shocked and concerned by the news that the Home Office plans to launch a major operation to detain people in the asylum system from this week, in preparation for removal to Rwanda. [...]
In July 2023, the controversial and deeply inhumane Illegal Migration Act (IMA) became law, marking the biggest overhaul of the UK asylum system in decades. The Act will not only have a profound impact [...]
Homelessness amongst refugees leaving the asylum system has been on the rise over the last year, in large part due to a change in process to the asylum move-on period, introduced by the Home [...]
NACCOM members, supporters and partners came together in York on Thursday March 7th 2024 for the network’s Annual Conference. Over 140 delegates representing 65 organisations attended the one-day event, which aimed to promote learning, [...]
NACCOM, alongside other migrants’ rights, housing and homelessness organisations, has welcomed news that the Government has withdrawn draft regulations to exempt asylum accommodation from HMO (houses in multiple occupation) licensing, which would have weakened [...]
NACCOM warmly invites members, partners and supporters to our Annual Conference in March 2024; ‘Facing the future together – strategies, support and solidarity to End Destitution’ The conference will bring the NACCOM [...]
Our yearly Impact Report presents key highlights from the network’s collective work to alleviate and end destitution in the asylum and immigration system over the past year. The report also launches the findings from [...]
