The conversation about housing is all wrong. For decades, governments haven’t built enough social homes. People are struggling. Yet refugees get blamed. Our new video flips the narrative and focuses on the real issue. Watch it. Share it. Let’s change the conversation.

"Deterrence” policies don’t work, they only push people into further danger. A few hundred have been sent back to threats, homelessness and overwhelming dispaif. This approach causes harm without solving the issue. Read more: https://bit.ly/3OGgK1c

Are you in? This March, take on a challenge to change the future for refugees in the UK. Sign up: https://act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/185843/data/1?ea.tracking.id=M4ROrganicSocials

Stories remind us of our shared humanity. They help us meet people rather than categories. And they invite us to slow down, listen properly, and make space for voices that are too often ignored. https://www.refugee-action.org.uk/national-storytelling-week-holding-space-for-refugee-voices/

One survivor told the inquiry that they were treated differently because they were refugees. This led to delays in the search and rescue mission. This is yet another tragic example of why racialised assumptions and racist rhetoric is so dangerous – it costs lives. news.sky.com/story/loss-o...

This story lays bare the forces shaping how people who need a home are housed: - Vulgar profitmaking - Divided communities - Refugees scapegoated If we are to heal our communities, this must end.

It is important that we come together as a community, to stand up against division. By bringing your friends together for a Potluck meal, you’re raising awareness, funds, and a voice in support of refugees. Sign up and receive a welcome pack: https://bit.ly/4a1k1jU

New reporting shows the “one in, one out” scheme is harming survivors of torture and trafficking while failing to deter crossings. Safeguards in detention are breaking down. This is performative cruelty, not effective policy. Read the investigation: https://bit.ly/4sKHBZA

The Guardian reports far- right groups harassing people seeking safety in northern France, destroying water supplies and invading sleeping spaces. This is where the politics of division leads. We need leaders who choose hope and unity. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/4sRPMn2

Finding a safe home should not be this hard. People seeking safety face unacceptable conditions, social homes are not being built, and decades of underinvestment have created a housing emergency affecting us all. Read these 4 things the government can do. Email your MP: https://bit.ly/4pFEXly

People who survive an authoritarian regime should not have to risk their lives again just to exercise their right to seek asylum here.

The atrocities in Iran show how important it is that the UK welcomes and provides safe routes for refugees. 4,780 Iranians were forced to make dangerous channel crossings in the year ending September 2025. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro

January just got tastier. Bring friends, colleagues, or your community together to host a Potluck for refugees. Share a meal, show solidarity, and support people seeking safety. It is easy to organise and powerful to take part. Sign up today: https://bit.ly/4a1k1jU

For too long, public debate about asylum has been dominated by fear and division. Yet the evidence shows that communities are strongest when everyone has a safe place to live and a fair chance to contribute. Read our blog here: https://bit.ly/4bEP2eC

A system in which Government spends money on social housing for all rather than on private companies and landlords? Makes total sense to us. In fact, we've even written a whole report about it. It means more homes for all people in need. inews.co.uk/news/council...

Shabana Mahmood’s latest asylum plans are dangerous for all communities. The UN says they could “create prolonged uncertainty and despair, undermining integration and social cohesion”. If the Home Secretary truly wants to “unite the country” then she must listen. www.unhcr.org/uk/publicati...

There’s still time to see your donation doubled. Winter is the hardest time for people seeking safety. Your support can provide warmth, advice and stability for those rebuilding their lives. https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

Each winter, we invite supporters to write messages of welcome on Christmas baubles to share with people navigating the asylum system. They are reminding people they are seen and not alone. We’re sharing a few today. ❤️ Donate to power our work this winter: https://bit.ly/44hMH5a

No one should face winter alone. As the weather gets colder, people seeking safety are forced to navigate the asylum system without support. Our Winter Appeal will double your donation. https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

Any donations made until the end of the year will be matched up to £18,000, meaning your impact is doubled. This Christmas, your kindness can help bring families back together. https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

Every donation you make will now be doubled. This winter is one of the toughest yet for people seeking safety. Give today and your support will go twice as far to help people rebuild their lives. 💛 https://donate.refugee-action.org.uk/page/180644/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=CC2526_Social

This year was hard, but you chose welcome. When fear got louder, you showed up and turned care into action. You stood beside people rebuilding their lives. People like you are the much-needed hope in the road ahead. We keep going together. Share this and tell us what “welcome” means to you.

The level of taxpayer-funded violence at the UK-France border revealed in this report is sickening. We support @humansforrights.bsky.social calls for an independent public inquiry into the UK government’s role in the increase in violence and deaths at the border in recent years.

We want to say one thing: thank you. Your kindness keeps our vital services running and helps people seeking safety rebuild their futures here in the UK. 💛 Take our short survey and help shape the emails we send. act.refugee-action.org.uk/page/181884/...

Cathy and Bsma describe how the government’s dehumanising plans for asylum make them feel. Families wait years, contribute locally, yet aren’t treated as human. These distractions won’t stop fatal Channel crossings. Choose dignity, fairness and belonging. Share their voices today.

Will you go live for refugees? Join our movement of gamers and streamers doing something amazing for people seeking safety. Whether you’re a gamer, a musician, an incredible knitter or an ace cook, live-stream it! Everything you raise will power our fight for a fairer future for refugees.

Right now public money fuels private profit while people live in poor conditions. It hurts all our communities. Our report sets out a council-run alternative. Email your MP and ask them to speak about it in Parliament: https://bit.ly/4pFEXly

This new law is anti-refugee. It’s another attack on rights, and further criminalises people seeking safety. Instead of lifting the ban on work and uniting communities, the government is doubling down on failed deterrence policies. It doesn’t have to be like this. http://bit.ly/3Kwpe9z

Great night at The Conduit Club bringing together companies, unions and charities to discuss why lifting the work ban for people seeking asylum benefits everyone. Thanks to our hosts and panel. Want to join the 300+ orgs backing the campaign? Drop us a message.

Do deterrence policies stop people from fleeing? The Rwanda policy, Bibby Stockholm, ban on work and countless others show they do not. People leave because they have no choice.

🧵: The Government’s dehumanising new asylum proposals – what are they, and why it matters. It's worth us saying, none of these plans are in force yet. They require new rules or legislation. And in many areas, the details are still unclear.

Migration is both wonderful and life-saving. Solidarity to everyone feeling dehumanised, tired and anxious about the future thanks to yet more racist measures that have been announced by the government today.

Our statement on the government’s abhorrent plans for people seeking safety. Politicians are dividing communities, when they could be building affordable homes and strengthening them.

We’re expecting a barrage of attacks on refugee rights today. Many as grim as this. A week before a budget. Snatching jewellery from refugees won't make housing affordable, reduce NHS waiting times or fix the UK's real problems. But it’s a great distraction 👀 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

While headlines focus on how many people claim asylum in the UK, there's one number that's not even officially counted: The number of people who die while trying to seek sanctuary here. We know our policies kill people. Their deaths must not be ignored. #KnowTheirNames

Leaving the ECHR would not fix the asylum backlog or stop dangerous Channel crossings. We've joined nearly 300 organisations, with the Save Our Human Rights Act (HRA) Coalition to defend the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).🤝

Hey Keir Starmer, get the memo? We’ve delivered thousands of messages to Number 10 from our supporters, with the help of some digi-vans! People are fed up with politicians choosing failed policies and scapegoating over investing in all communities. Time for real change.

Less than 24hrs after a damning Home Affairs report condemned military sites for asylum housing, Labour announces two more. Wethersfield must close. Napier must close. Cameron and Crowborough must not open. People seeking safety belong in communities, not camps.

This plan for housing is: - Better for people seeking asylum - Better for wider communities - Cheaper for the taxpayer Let’s use public money to buy quality homes for all people in our communities – not to fill the pockets of the mega wealthy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx4rrrvg8do

In reality? We got a barrage of harmful rhetoric about people seeking safety, cruel policies about tearing families apart and discriminatory plans to make people "earn" safety. #ConferenceSeason2025

🚨 This is a message from over 100 charities, including @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social, @sheltercharity.bsky.social, , @oxfamgb.bsky.social @savechildrenuk.bsky.social and @friends-earth.bsky.social: Scapegoating refugees won’t fix anything. It's time for real change www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Today feels like a good day to remember that most of us believe in welcome 💜 Here are some of the thousands of messages we've received from supporters recently. We'll be delivering them to Number 10, because it seems the government needs this reminder too.

People like you know that families fleeing war and persecution aren’t to blame for the cost-of-living crisis or overstretched services. Will you tell the government you welcome refugees? Send your message using our tool:

Another heartbreaking yet totally avoidable tragedy. Our thoughts are with their loved ones and refugee communities everywhere. Enough. Human beings will continue to die at the border until our government dismantles its hostile environment and creates safe routes. news.sky.com/story/two-ch...

Yesterday, Members of the House of Lords stood up for the right to work, thanks to the thousands of you who emailed them using our tool!

We’ve got so many real solutions for the new Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to build an asylum system that works for refugees and communities. Instead of repeating the last Government’s mistakes, we’d love her to sit down with us and hear them. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Amidst a summer of racism and hatred from the far-right, we’ve been overwhelmed by the support of incredible people like you. People calling for unity. Join our community of people that believe in better - take on a personal challenge that makes a change this September in the Race for Refugees.

Family unity is central to recovery, integration, and wellbeing. We stand with @rasvoice.bsky.social in urging the Home Secretary to recognise the human cost of this policy and to reinstate safe, legal, and timely pathways for families to be reunited. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Vital conversations about violence against women and girls (VAWG) are being hijacked by a racist, anti-migrant agenda. We've joined 200 organisations to urge the Government to address this dangerous weaponisation. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...