About us

Room for Refugees was pioneered by Positive Action in Housing (Scottish Registered Charity No. SC027577). It is the longest-running refugee hosting programme run by a registered charity in the UK or Western Europe.

We developed the idea in 2002 after an Iraqi refugee was evicted by the Home Office, denied emergency housing and left without the right to work or receive support. Our staff and volunteers provided shelter. The idea grew from there.
We specialise in safe refugee hosting for people facing homelessness, offering practical support and a compassionate approach.

Since 2002, Room for Refugees has helped thousands of families and individuals rebuild their lives. We have supported refugee doctors, accommodated unaccompanied child refugees through kinship and fostering arrangements, and assisted people with no recourse to public funds while their legal or housing cases were resolved.

We work with more than 400 refugee and homelessness organisations across the UK, including the British Red Cross, Freedom from Torture, Shelter, Scottish Refugee Council, Praxis, Helen Bamber Foundation and the British Refugee Council. We have also worked with agencies in the United States to place refugees with host families.
Refugee hosting can bypass bureaucracy and provide a safe home from which people can rebuild their lives, gain qualifications, find work and contribute to society. It also creates lasting friendships and stronger communities.

To offer temporary shelter in your home, fill in this form:https://www.tinyurl.com/roomforrefugees1