We’re delighted to be partnering with The Guardian and Observer on their 2023 charity appeal, which this year shines a spotlight on the hardship and injustice experienced by refugees, people seeking asylum and other migrants in the UK.  

Alongside NACCOM, our members the Refugee Council (also representing the Scottish Refugee Council and Welsh Refugee Council) and Refugees at Home are joint recipients of the appeal, with the charities sharing the funds raised to aid our collective work supporting people in the asylum and immigration system.  

NACCOM will be redistributing the majority of the money we receive to members working on the frontline in cities and communities around the country, providing vital accommodation, support and wide-ranging services to those facing homelessness and destitution as they navigate the UK’s complex and hostile asylum and immigration system.  

The appeal funding will be targeted towards NACCOM’s smaller, grassroots and community-led members, working in areas of high need in the UK.  

Bridget Young, NACCOM's Director, commented;

“People coming to the UK in search of safety deserve so much better than homelessness and destitution, yet more and more people are being pushed into hardship as they seek asylum or look to regularise their status, in large part due to the Government’s increasingly hostile policies.” 

“NACCOM members work with people in their communities to provide an essential safety net to those in the asylum and immigration system who have been left with no means to support themselves. They offer accommodation and support, not just to meet people’s basic needs, but to provide a stable foundation that enables them to resolve their status and find a way back into community life.” 

“Against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis, charities in our network are operating at capacity however, with members facing unsustainable pressure due to demand for their services. The funding from the appeal will help our members to continue their vital work during this particularly challenging time.”