All accommodation is allocated specifically to those refugees that the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) has identified as being the most vulnerable and in urgent need of resettlement.
- Where applicable, we source housing through working with private landlords, media outlets and churches.
- Once we have sourced potential housing it is then checked by the relevant Local Authorities.
- The Hampshire County Council then work directly with the Home Office to allocate a suitable refugee family currently on the UNHCR list for the property.
- All refugees that RRN helps are pre-vetted by both the UNHCR and the UK Government. Refugee arrivals are the responsibility of Local Authorities. From 2015 to 2017, the British Red Cross provided statutory protection to incoming families. As of March 1st 2018, Two Saints took over this role from the British Red Cross.
- RRN works alongside Two Saints in their provision of statutory support services to individual refugees and families.
- Appropriately trained and vetted members of the RRN team have contact with the refugees themselves, through the provision of English language tuition and other integration support.
