Accommodation for Afghan Refugess.

The national church has been approached by the Home Office to help in the search for accommodation for Afghans who are seeking asylum in this country - most of these people worked for the UK government which is the primary reason for their needing to flee.  They need self-contained accommodation.  It woud need to have:

• AIl relevant certification in place (e.g gas safety) and an energy performance rating of "E" or above)
• Available for letting for at least 12 months, preferably 24 months
• Ideally near good public transport links and within walking distance of main services and shops
• Available for rents at no more or close to Local Housing Allowance levels.

The Home Office resettlement scheme would meet the refurgees' immediate needs and would sort out the resettlement status of the families.  It would be good if local churches were able to befriend the families and help their resettlement when they arrive.

For more information please contact our Asylum Seeker Adviser diane.peters@cofeguildford.org.uk

Following the Government’s move on 19 July to Step 4 of the ‘Roadmap out of Lockdown’ most coronavirus legislation has been removed. It is for churches to decide how best to manage the risks to others and ourselves. We are continually reviewing the risks in line with national Church of England guidance and we hope gradually to ease the various precautions that were in place after March 2020.