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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Refugee homelessness in UK has more than doubled in two years, charity says

A homeless person's tent on a pavement
There were 829 people sleeping rough at the point of accessing services, Naccom said. Photograph: Jack Dredd/Rex/Shutterstock

Thousands of refugees are facing a growing homelessness crisis, according to a network of more than 100 organisations across the UK who say homelessness has more than doubled among refugees in the last two years.

Naccom, the national charity of 140 frontline refugee and migrant organisations, blames the increase on “near-constant government policy changes” and the introduction of eVisas, which some refugees have not been able to activate in order to access vital services and support.

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