Refugees and Housing

Housing has always had a close association with the lives refugees lead in exile and the settlement of refugees is, at its core, a housing issue. Refugees move from their home, perhaps through various other places, to finally arrive in a nation-state which provides them with security of status and the promise of assistance to continue their lives. At the foundation of this promise of refuge is the provision of a safe and secure home. Despite this, the knowledge base about housing and its significance in the lives of refugees is not fully understood and this risks understating the enormous impact housing has on the settlement of refugees more broadly. This book makes an important contribution to the literature on the relationship between sanctuary and housing. It draws on new empirical research to examine how refugees have transitioned through the housing system over the last three decades and how changes in policy and the routes into refugee status has mediated these experiences.

Documents and examines the impact of the housing system in the lives of refugees Draws original, contemporary research from a sizeable qualitative data set Documents the experiences of refugees resettled by nationally organized resettlement programmes and the asylum system

Autorentext

Philip Brown is Professor of Housing and Communities, in the School of Human & Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Santokh Gill is Senior Lecturer in Housing, in the School of Human & Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Jamie P. Halsall is Reader in Social Sciences, in the School of Human & Health Sciences at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Refugees in the UK and the Right to Housing.- 3. Pathways Into Housing and Navigating First Steps.- 4. Housing 'Histories' of Refugees.- 5. The Role of Others in Accessing Housing.- 6. Discrimination and Social Harm.- 7. Conclusion.