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Stories of Welcome: Supporting refugees facing homelessness

Due to a recent Home Office change in practice, refugees receiving their leave to remain are becoming homeless in increasing numbers. This short film is made in partnership between The Diocese of London’s Compassionate Communities Team and EASE (Ealing and Acton Support Enterprise), a local community project hosted by a West London church, who support refugees and asylum seekers. The film shares the experiences of refugees facing the prospect of homelessness and volunteers at EASE working with them. EASE and the Diocese of London (alongside other organisations supporting refugees) are calling for the government to uphold a 28 day move on period (28 days from receiving a Biometric Residence Permit, or BRP), with the intention of moving to a 56 day period as soon as possible. As we await this necessary change in practice: • If you have a spare room, you can offer it to a refugee in need through a recognised hosting scheme. Two excellent hosting projects are run by Refugees At Home and Housing Justice Hosting Project. • If you or anyone you know have properties you may be willing to rent to a refugee at Local Housing Allowance rate (less than market rate) please get in touch with us to explore this possibility. • Church communities in the Diocese of London supporting newly recognised refugees experiencing homelessness can contact the Compassionate Communities team for support where desired. This will also help us to gather data to document the scale of the crisis. • If you would like to know more about the work of EASE, you can get in touch with them. For contact details for EASE and Compassionate Communities visit: https://www.london.anglican.org/artic...