As a result, many of them are sleeping rough while looking for alternative housing.
In 2023, thanks to your help, we have raised over £4,000 for rough sleepers' kits. This year we need your help to continue providing this vital service.
Since October 2023, we distributed more than 150 kits to people rough sleeping but the homelessness crisis is not over.
Receiving a positive outcome and being recognised as a Refugee is a celebration for the people we work with, to continue rebuilding their lives in the UK. However, they now face a different obstacle: short-notice eviction from their accommodation.
The rise in house prices and rents in East Midlands and the cost of living crisis make it increasingly difficult to find social housing or privately rented accommodation in Nottinghamshire.
Our advisers at Nottingham Refugee Forum work with new refugees to open a bank account, apply for financial support and find housing. However, many new refugees face homelessness while they search for alternative accommodation.
We offer advice and support to refugees in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Distributing ready-made kits for new refugees who sleep rough is a way to provide some relief during difficult times.
The care package includes a rucksack, a sleeping bag and a foam mat. Each kit costs around £50 to build and is assembled by staff and volunteers.
Nottingham Refugee Forum stores and distributes the kits. We also accept donations of new sleeping bags.
Essential items make an important difference during this stressful time, while we continue to work to find alternative accommodation and accompany people while they rebuild their lives in the UK.
Receiving refugee status should be a time of celebration, but these changes are leaving individuals facing a huge crisis just when their status is finally clarified. - Letter to the Home Secretary and the Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (05/09/2023)
This winter, a significant number of people will be at risk of rough sleeping.
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