A new report released today highlights the damaging impact that the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy has on people trying to access vital support services during the pandemic. The research on ‘Local authority responses to people with NRPF during the pandemic’, jointly produced by the […]
We are pleased to announce that Renae Mann will be joining the No Accommodation Network (NACCOM) to take up the role of National Director. Renae joins NACCOM from Refugee Action, where has been the National Business Development Manager since 2016. She brings a wealth of experience on […]
The immigration system before COVID-19 was intentionally dysfunctional, deliberately placing people in positions of extreme vulnerability. The impact of this dysfunctional system is that we are now unprepared to face the huge challenges that COVID-19 brings and that people subject to immigration control are being left in danger, […]
NACCOM, along with over 60 other organisations, has jointly written to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge the Government to put in place measures to protect those experiencing homelessness and destitution because of their insecure migration status during the pandemic. The letter calls for urgent measures […]
NACCOM is pleased to launch our new Housing Toolkit – a comprehensive resource for existing and proposed housing projects that accommodate destitute people who are seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants. The toolkit is the latest in a series of practical guides launched by NACCOM to provide […]
A housing project is helping migrants out of destitution by using an innovative model of funding and support. Run by Praxis Community Projects, in partnership with Commonweal Housing, the London-based project has been providing migrant families and single women who have No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) […]
This month we caught up with the team at Housing Justice, a NACCOM member based in London that run a hosting scheme and night shelter network. Housing Justice have recently received a large pot of funding from the Greater London Authority to reduce rough sleeping in the […]
See below for job vacancies across the network in December. For more information please contact the projects involved directly. Abigail Housing is recruiting a full-time Housing Manager to lead the day to day running of our Leeds-based Refugee Project. Abigail Housing provides accommodation and support to people […]
We are delighted to announce that NACCOM has been chosen as one of the three charities for the 2017 Guardian and Observer Charity Appeal. The appeal runs from 8th December until 7th January and this year the focus is on youth homelessness and destitution. The other two […]
This year our Mapping Exercise is being completed in two parts, using an online survey to map information on service provision and changing needs faced by our members and residents that are supported. We’d like to express huge thanks to all our members who have already engaged with […]
One of our newest members, Thousand For 1000, a registered charity based in Brighton, share how their project started, and how they are responding to some of the challenges and opportunities that have come their way since launching just over a year ago. “One of the first things […]
