Our impact
An infographic of our main achievements during the past year and a glimpse into the lives of some of the people we supported. In 2025/26, together, we supported...
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children, women and men
from 4,641 BME, refugee, asylum seeking and immigrant families from seventy-four countries of origin to overcome crises and rebuild their lives by providing housing and social welfare advice, rights information, casework, signposting and direct humanitarian support in the form of crisis support.
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Families and individuals were helped to resettle
Aided by sessional workers and volunteers, the Housing & Homelessness Team received 3,127 referrals for crisis support, homelessness and resettlement assistance. It provided detailed advice, information and casework representation to 2,427 households needing housing, homelessness or resettlement support, representing an 11% increase compared to the previous financial year.
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children, women and men sheltered through our pioneering Room for Refugees Network. Since 2002, Room for Refugees has sheltered more than 5,200 refugees and asylum seekers, arranging 2,546 hosting placements and providing over 804,000 nights of shelter.
In 2025/26 alone, the programme sheltered 233 adults and children through 163 hosting placements, sheltering 233 adults and children and providing 104,530 nights of shelter during 2025/26.
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Funds raised for 1,225 unique clients, benefiting 3,260 adults and children.
In 2025-26 by our Financial Inclusion and Migrants Rights Project from social security entitlements and savings, money that went back into the Scottish economy.
Our Emergency Relief Fund distributed charitable support, clothes, food, energy, and travel grants totalling
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Distributed from our Emergency Relief Fund
Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants facing severe hardship received food, clothing, travel, energy and digital vouchers. With targeted support for dependents of recognised Palestinian refugees.
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354 families and individuals were supported to stay digitally connected through the distribution of 467 SIM cards
Helping refugees, asylum seekers and migrants stay digitally connected. This enabled people to maintain contact with solicitors, the Home Office, housing and welfare services, and access essential support online.
Our service users were from
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Countries of origin, including Sudan, Yemen, Syria, Iran, Ukraine, Romania, Iraq and the State of Palestine.
1,234 households had refugee status or leave to remain, 27% of total.
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of all beneficiaries live in poverty or deprivation
For comparison, 21% of the general population of Scotland lives in poverty.
