20/11/2024
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 system routinely experiencing trauma and hardship.
Today, NACCOM shares shocking new data that shows rising levels of destitution and homelessness amongst people in the UK asylum and immigration system.
Our new briefing draws on evidence from our incredible frontline network of members in 2023-24, and reveals some alarming trends ⬇️
📈 Migrant destitution and homelessness are on the rise in the UK, with the NACCOM network accommodating over 4,000 people during a single year for the first time.
🛏️ Frontline charities are increasingly having to plug gaps in statutory support - last year, the network collectively provided over half a million nights of accommodation.
🙍🏽 There is an ongoing refugee homelessness emergency, particularly amongst new refugees leaving asylum accommodation. There was a 99% increase in adult refugees accommodated by the network last year.
⛺ There was an 129% rise in the number of people who accessed members’ accommodation and support directly after leaving Home Office accommodation.
🧡 Urgent reform is needed to the asylum and immigration system to ensure that everyone can access safe accommodation and live in dignity.
Explore all this and more in our new data briefing: https://naccom.org.uk/launching-our-new-data-briefing-2024-understanding-destitution-and-homelessness-in-the-asylum-and-immigration-system/
