Our Resources page includes a regularly updated selection of reports and publications related to destitution. Please click on the links to find out more. Please note that we have a separate resources page for hosting resources.
NACCOM Reports and Resources
- NACCOM Annual Data briefing – Understanding destitution and homelessness in the asylum and immigration system 2023 / 2024
- Joint briefing | Vital solutions to ending migrant homelessness (2024)
- NACCOM’s Annual Survey briefing 2023
- Joint briefing | Suspension of HMO licensing for asylum accommodation (2023) Safe homes for all – Briefing for MPs and Peers | Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (jcwi.org.uk)
- Joint briefing | Risks of homelessness and destitution posed by the Illegal Migration Bill – NACCOM (2023)
- Joint briefing | NACCOM and Asylum Matters publish Principles for Asylum Dispersal – NACCOM (2023)
- Briefing | Destitution in the asylum and immigration system – ‘NACCOM’s Annual Survey Data 2022’ – NACCOM (2023)
- Briefing | Ending Rough Sleeping for Good – NACCOM (2022)
- Joint briefing and MP letter | Clause 11 of the Nationality and Borders Bill risks pushing thousands more people into destitution – NACCOM
- Working with Housing Associations – A Toolkit (2024)
- Hosting Toolkit – updated 2020
- Funding Toolkit – May 2019
- Housing Toolkit – October 2019
- Hosting Toolkit, launched in July 2017, has been produced by NACCOM and Homeless Link to support schemes accommodating destitute asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants through hosting. The resource is designed to support the establishment of new schemes and promote good practice in existing schemes. Our thanks to Joseph Rowntree Foundation for funding the Toolkit, and to all the NACCOM Members who contributed with examples from their projects.
- New report | “Treat Us Like Humans” – exploring the lived experience of the asylum system – NACCOM
- Refused? Experiences following a negative asylum decision – July 2023
- Mind the Gap – One Year On (continuation report) – June 2019
- Mind the Gap – Homelessness Amongst Newly Recognised Refugees – 2018
- Tackling Homelessness and Destitution amongst Migrants With No Recourse to Public Funds – Lorraine Lois and Dave Smith
- NACCOM’s submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bill
- NACCOM’s submission to HCLG Select Committee looking at the impact of Covid-19 on the homeless and the private rented sector, December 2020
- NACCOM’s submission to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness and the private rented sector, May 2020
- NACCOM’s submission to the National Audit Office on Universal Credit first payments, February 2020
- NACCOM’S submission to the Integrated Communities Green Paper Consultation, June 2018
- NACCOM’s submission to APPG on Ending Homelessness, February 2018
- NACCOM’s submission to Consultation on Supported Housing, January 2018
- NACCOM’s submission to ‘Asylum Accommodation Support Transformation’, February 2017
- NACCOM’s submission to Consultation on Supported Housing, 2017
- NACCOM’s submission to the APPG Inquiry: Refugees Welcome?, October 2016
- New Homeless Link and NACCOM report – Unlocking the door: A roadmap for supporting non-UK nationals facing homelessness in England
- Missing the Safety Net – Joint report with Refugee Action
- Still an ordeal: The move-on period for new refugees, by British Red Cross (2018)
- Tipping the Scales: Access to Justice in the Asylum System, by NACCOM and Refugee Action (2018)
- Strategic Alliance on Migrant Destitution: Survey (2017)
- Asylum and refugee support: civil society filling the gaps?, by The University of Warrick (2017)
- Models of accommodation and support for migrants with no recourse to public funds (NRPF): A resource for practitioners and groups who want to get involved, by NACCOM, Housing Justice and Praxis (2015)
- How to improve services for Destitute Migrants, by Heather Petch, John Perry and Sue Lukes (2015)
- Models of Immigration Advice, Advocacy and representation for destitute migrants, focusing on refused asylum seekers, by Gina Clayton (2015),
Reports by or featuring the work of NACCOM members
- New research shows ‘legal advice deserts’ are driving people into destitution and homelessness by Refugee Action
- Living with Dignity (NRPF) Manifesto by Praxis
- Insight into Omicron, Homelessness and the Afghanistan Response, by Refugee Action Insight Hub
- Facing up to homelessness among non-UK nationals: The challenge and opportunity since ‘Everyone In’, policy briefing by Homeless Link. Read the blog here
- ‘In a place like prison’: Voices from institutional asylum accommodation, by Asylum Matters alongside Action Foundation, Birmingham Community Hosting, Birmingham Refugee and Asylum Seekers Solidarity (BRASS), Life Seeker’s Aid Charity and Stories of Hope and Home (December 2021)
- In It Together: Commonweal Housing reveals vital learning from a year like no other in annual review 2020/21
- Lift the Ban – Common Sense
- Will I ever be safe? by Women for Refugee Women
- Hosting Her, a report into women-specific hosting by Commonweal Housing
- Best Practice in the Provision of Immigration Legal Advice Services, by Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers (NICRAS)
- OUT IN THE COLD: Homelessness among destitute refugees in London, by Jesuit Refugee Service
- Home Sweet Home, by NICRAS
- The Effect of Destitution on Refugees in Northern Ireland, by NICRAS
- Poor Health, No Wealth, No Home: A Case Study of Destitution (South Yorkshire),by British Red Cross 2015
- Destitute and asylum-seeking women in the West Midlands: Immigration issues and charity support related to housing and subsidy, by Hope Projects 2015
- Accommodation in London for Rough Sleepers with No Recourse to Public Funds, by Housing Justice 2014
- A Decade of Destitution: Time to Make a Change, by Boaz Trust and British Red Cross 2013
- 21 Days Later, by Refugee Survival Trust and British Red Cross 2009
Publications by other agencies
- The (sorry) state of the UK asylum system, by Free Movement
- Making Connections Building Resilience, by Yorkshire and Humber Refugee Integration Strategy
- Access to benefits for Londoners with ‘no recourse to public funds’, commissioned by the Mayor of London and undertaken by the London School of Economics and Political Science
- Not Seen, Not Heard: Children’s Experiences of the Hostile Environment by Project 17 (Feb 2019)
- Slipping Through The Cracks – One Year on- Refugee Action, (July 2018)
- Waiting In The Dark: How the asylum system dehumanises, disempowers and damages, Refugee Action, (May 2018)
- Fair and Effective: A vision for the asylum system by Refugee Action (Feb 2018)
- Access to healthcare for people seeking and refused asylum in Great Britain: a review of evidence – Equality and Human Rights Commission (November 2018)
- The lived experiences of access to healthcare for people seeking and refused asylum – Equality and Human Rights Commission (November 2018)
- Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, London (16 November 2018)
- Preventing Homelessness: It’s Everybody’s Business – Crisis (October 2018)
- Why People Seeking Asylum Should Have the Right to Work, Lift the Ban Coalition (October 2018)
- Project 17’s ‘Hotel Fund’: Provision of emergency accommodation to families left street homeless following a local authority refusal of support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (July 2018)
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Ending Homelessness- Rapidly responding to homelessness – a look at migrant homelessness, youth homelessness and rapid rehousing models, (July 2018)
- Slipping Through The Cracks – One Year on- Refugee Action, (July 2018)
- Destitution in the UK, by Joseph Rowntree Foundation, (June 2018)
- Everybody In: How to End Homelessness in Great Britain, Crisis (June 2018)
- Health and Homelessness in Scotland, by Scottish Government (June 2018)
- Women seeking asylum: Safe from violence in the UK? (June 2018)
- Project 17’s ‘Hotel Fund’: Provision of emergency accommodation to families left street homeless following a local authority refusal of support under Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (July 2018)
- Making sure people seeking and refused asylum can access healthcare: what needs to change? – Equality and Human Rights Commission (November 2018)
- Approaches to Unaccompanied Minors Following Status Determination in the EU plus Norway – Synthesis Report for the European Migration Network Study (July 2018)
- Refugees without Refuge, by Refugee Council, (September 2017)
- An inspection of how the Home Office considers the ‘best interests’ of unaccompanied asylum seeking children, by ICIBI (August – December 2017)
- Refugees without Refuge, by Refugee Council, (September 2017)
Resources on Ukraine
- NACCOM’s Hosting Good Practice Guide Part 1 – Key considerations for prospective hosts
- NACCOM’s Hosting Good Practice Guide Part 2 – Key considerations for hosts and hosting organisations and Appendices
- Information for people in Scotland affected by the crisis in Ukraine – Scottish Refugee Council
- How to help: Ukraine crisis – Refugee Action
- NHS charges for maternity care for Ukrainian women and families – Maternity Action
- See the latest information and advice from the UK Government with their Factsheet: Home Office action on Ukraine
- Ukraine Advice Project UK: free UK immigration advice put together by a group of volunteer legal professionals
- The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has an advice line for people in the UK who are unsure of their status
- How charities and civil society can support Ukraine | NCVO Blogs
- The Free Movement website contains up-to-date information and resources on the UK Government’s approach to supporting Ukrainians coming to the UK
- Wellbeing Resources for displaced Ukrainians, Thrive LDN
Covid-19 Resources
We’ve pooled some resources based on feedback from our members, which should help projects and charities resume their service provision post-Covid.
➡️ NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations)
- A complete library of links covering topics like; risk management, planning for returning to work safely, supporting staff and beneficiaries, safeguarding, cleaning and PPE, taking an inclusive approach, developing a contingency plan and more.
>>> LINK TO RESOURCES <<<
➡️ HSE (Heath and Safety Executive)
- All the latest links and advice on working safely and restarting work including; Risk Assessment, cleaning, hygiene and PPE, managing work-related stress etc. Includes links to specific advice given in Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland.
>>> LINK TO RESOURCES <<<
➡️ Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)
- Has produced a range of guidance documents and videos on returning safely to work including; safe workplaces, safe people, safe systems, risk assessments, legal obligations, etc.
>>> LINK TO RESOURCES <<<
➡️ Government Website
- A comprehensive set of guidance to help run a charity during the Covid-19 outbreak.
>>> LINK TO RESOURCES <<<
Members can also view related post-Coronavirus template documents in the Members’ Library. If you are not a member but wish to access the template documents, please get in touch with Paul Catterall
Guidance for those providing accommodation
➡️ Night shelters – Government guidance on the provision of night shelters (published October 2020); The Government has published guidance on the provision of night shelter accommodation during the Covid-19 crisis. You can access the guidance here. NACCOM has also summarised the key points here.
➡️ Hosting projects; NACCOM has collated the following guidance for members who provide hosting projects, on how to continue with service provision during the Covid-19 pandemic. >>>View it here<<<
➡️ Housing projects; NACCOM has collated the following guidance for members who provide shared housing projects, on how to continue with service provision during the Covid-19 pandemic. >>>View it here<<<
➡️ Advice note for those living in shared houses; NACCOM has also produced a separate advice note specifically for individuals being housed by NACCOM projects that are needing to self-isolate.
>>> Written advice note in English<<<
In addition, we have also produced the advice as a written file in Sorani, and as an audio file, and in some cases a video file, in; English, Sorani, French, Farsi, Tigrinya, Amharic, Arabic, Albanian, Vietnamese, Swahili, Urdu. These audio files are designed to be sent to guests via WhatsApp. To request these files, please email Paul Catterall.
➡️ NACCOM guidance on prepayment cards for destitution payments – Many NACCOM members are having to consider alternatives to cash payments to support people who are destitute. To help your organisation with this, NACCOM has arranged a bulk buy deal with prepayment provider Equals. This deal is an option you may want to consider; if you decide to go ahead the contract with Equals, this will be between your organisation and the prepayment card provider. We have arranged for funding so there will be no cost to members for signing up for the first 1000 cards.
>>> Please review the following information about the offer<<<
If you would like any further information on the prepayment card offer, please email Katie Fawcett.