A Place to Live, a Place to Stay: A Good Practice Guide for Housing in Refugee

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What is ICMC? What is the UK North West Gateway What is SHARE? Contents
The International Catholic Migration Resettlement Partnership? SHARE is a 2-year programme, led 02 Foreword
Commission (ICMC) serves and protects The UK’s refugee resettlement programme by ICMC Europe, to build a European 06 Introducing the publication and the
uprooted people – refugees, internally – the Gateway Protection Programme – resettlement network of regions, cities SHARE Expert Housing Group
displaced persons and migrants – was established in 2004. The UK municipalities and their civil society 08 What is refugee resettlement?
regardless of faith, race, ethnicity or government is committed to receiving partners involved in or with a 10 Understanding housing for refugee resettlement in Europe
nationality. Since its creation in 1951, 750 resettled refugees each year, and commitment to refugee resettlement, 14 Implementing resettlement quotas:
ICMC has identifed and accompanied works with 3 city and regionally based integration and protection. The SHARE National, regional and local cooperation for placement
over one million refugees for resettlement. resettlement programmes to make this Network creates sustainable relationships, 20 Finding housing for refugee resettlement
Additionally, ICMC provides expert commitment a reality. The North West disseminates best practice, builds 21 Experience: Renting properties to refugees in
resettlement personnel to UNHCR feld Gateway Resettlement Partnership, made capacity, creates partnerships and cooperation with the Belgian NGO Convivial
operations through the ICMC-UNHCR up of the NGO Refugee Action and 6 local strengthens commitments to refugee 26 Experience: The housing journey of a
Resettlement Deployment Scheme. authorities – Manchester, Bolton, Bury, protection. SHARE Network activities offer Liberian refugee resettled to the UK
Through its Turkey and Lebanon offces, Oldham, Tameside and Stockport – structured dialogue, exchange of practices 28 Housing introduction, integration support and
the ICMC Refugee Support Centre (RSC) operates the largest of these resettlement and networking between cities, regional welcoming communities
processes refugees for resettlement to the programmes. The Partnership receives actors and NGO partners and between 33 Experience: Building bridges in Ljusdal, Sweden
United States. The ICMC Europe offce in 470 resettled refugees, or just over 60% experienced resettlement countries and 34 The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (2014-20):
Brussels works to promote resettlement in of the national quota, every year. Since its countries planning or considering Funding opportunities for housing for resettled refugees
Europe, develop the European Resettlement participation in the Gateway Programme resettlement. and related actions
Network (www.resettlement.eu) with its began in 2008, the North West
partners IOM and UNHCR, and build Partnership has welcomed resettled
European resettlement capacity and refugees from a diverse range of countries,
expertise. including Burma, Ethiopia, the Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Bhutan, Iraq,
Somalia and Palestine, to the region. A Place to Live,
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in Refugee Resettlement
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the lead partners of the UK North West Gateway Resettlement Partnership:
Refugee Action
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bury Council
Resettled refugees in the UK
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How can the issue of housing for refugee In early 2014, the SHARE Expert Housing SHARE Expert Housing Group
Introducing the
resettlement be addressed in a way that Group was established to assist in Abdulkareem Abdulkareem Hanna Määttä
publication and enables national resettlement quotas to fnalising this work. On February 20-21 Iraqi engineer resettled to the city Centre for Economic Development,
be flled on an annual and ongoing basis? 2014, ICMC convened a 1.5-day seminar of Munich (Germany) Transport & the Environment (ELY Centre)
the SHARE Expert
What role does housing play in ensuring and visit programme in Brussels, at Sohaib Al-Araj in Oulu (Finland)
Housing Group resettled refugees are able to settle, which the SHARE Housing Expert Group Caritas International (Belgium) Anna Molarin
integrate and thrive in their new cities developed the recommendations you can Daniela Atzl Swedish Public Employment Service
and municipalities? What good practice fnd, together with selected practice Austrian Red Cross (Tirol branch) Petr Novak
can we identify in housing for resettled examples, in the substantive chapters Alison Bacon Ministry of the Interior (Czech Republic)
refugees at the local, regional and national of this publication. To combine theory North West Gateway Resettlement Rosie Scurfeld
levels across Europe? How can we share it? with practice, the Expert Group also Partnership (UK) Leeds Canopy Housing Project (UK)
visited housing projects and initiatives for Nicole Brodowski Stéphanie Soliva
In 2013-14, these questions led ICMC, refugees in Brussels, implemented by the Leipzig City Council (Germany) France Terre d’Asile
together with our SHARE Network Belgian NGOs and SHARE partners Caritas Nuno Costa Jorge Jonathan South
partners and stakeholders, to undertake International and Convivial. Jesuit Refugee Service (Portugal) Sheffeld City Council (UK)
a programme of research and evaluation Rob Dubbelman Mauro Striano SHARE Housing Expert Seminar,
to identify and record innovative and We would like to extend our gratitude and Dutch Refugee Council (Limburg) European Federation of National Brussels, February 2014
creative approaches to housing for thanks to all those who were interviewed Harald Flemmig Organisations Working with Homeless
resettled and other refugees. Our research during the course of this work, and to the Naomi e.V. Leipzig (Germany) People (Feantsa)
focused on eight experienced and new membership of the SHARE Housing Expert Rowenna Foggie Patricia Van de Peer A PlacetcoLci voi oc, LSyo:etcG d
European resettlement countries and one Group, listed to the right, for their ongoing Newcastle City Council (UK) Secretariat of the Committee on Civil rcuftyHs ngcLR mcay0utLs 6touvois 6evoLcs
country currently without a resettlement support and expert input. Bruno Gilain Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of /ceHvo7s :Rc Ic:RceuvoiGs C,cico voi
programme 1. To further develop our Convivial (Belgium) the European Parliament :Rc MEp ISo&ecGc::ucHco: LSyo:e7 d
understanding of practices identifed Rachel Westerby Christine Hannington Elisabeth Verniers UyG:etvp
during initial desktop research, we ICMC Europe British Refugee Council (UK) Caritas International (Belgium)
subsequently conducted 41 qualitative Mélanie Hostaux Chris Ward
interviews with housing practitioners Fedasil (Belgium) Refugee Action (UK)
and policymakers across Europe. Thomas Jézéquel Emilie Wiinblad
EUROCITIES United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR)
A Place to Live, A Place to Stay: A Good Practice Guide for Housing in Refugee Resettlement ICMC Europe & UK North West Gateway Resettlement Partnership 06/07
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What is refugee
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resettlement? protection for individual refugees their resettlement country before they
whose life, liberty, safety, health or other travel, through organised briefngs and/
fundamental rights are at risk in the or printed information known as
country where they have sought refuge, pre-departure Cultural Orientation.
and an expression of international National governments work with
solidarity with the developing countries the International Organization for
that host the majority of the world’s Migration (IOM) to organise exit
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repatriation and local integration in the The United Nations High Commissioner with resettled refugees in resettlement
country of asylum. Resettlement involves for Refugees (UNHCR) is the international countries continue this process of
the selection and transfer of refugees agency mandated to protect refugees orientation in local communities after
from a state in which they have sought and look for durable solutions. UNHCR refugees arrive.
protection to a third country that admits identifes refugees in need of resettlement,
them – as refugees – with a long-term or and proposes that governments accept ,L vRcvSacallia�•
permanent residence status. Resettlement them for resettlement in their countries. Of the 10.5 million refugees of concern
generally carries with it the possibility for State participation in resettlement is to UNHCR in the world, only around 1%
refugees to become naturalised citizens voluntary, and it is governments that are submitted for resettlement.
of that country in the future. select which of the refugees referred to
them will be offered permanent places
of residence in their countries.
A Syrian mother and her children arrive at the
dilapidated basement where they are staying in
the Jordanian capital, Amman
A Place to Live, A Place to Stay: A Good Practice Guide for Housing in Refugee Resettlement ICMC Europe & UK North West Gateway Resettlement Partnership 08/09
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dticSPeidltoL aalPiolrrcPcGoiloPcLciivcGoPcr SccLoalLiRePPdHevsoi• oLfl vGoc� oPceGoilScifcPo participation of municipalities, for resettled refugees for a limited peri od solel y to refugees ando/ r other migrants
d• ifoifcoSvlLLeP:olroicP,LoaPlHdGcGoltoifcolaalLdicoaeScsov• ifl SfoifcoaPeuiduco o mainstreaming placement for resettlement of time prior to their moiv ng to more ne w to the oc untr . y
ce• ,avcLoaPcLcticGodtoifcorlvvld• tSoufeaicPLodtuv GcoaPeuiducLoetGoaPlSPe,,cLorlPo into existing asylum or refugee distribution permanent aoc mmodation .rT ansitional
eL:v ,oLccycPLgoPcr SccLocd• idtSoeL:v ,oaPlucG PcLoetGotcv• :oePPdHcGo,dSPetiLo o systems, and the use of both mandatory and aoc mmodation ac n eb proiv ded in shared oH using and integration support is proiv ded
dtoSctcPevgoifcodtrlP,eidltoaPcLcticGodtoifcoiev� colHcPvcerorlu LcLoLlvcv:oltofl LdtSoo negotiated regional/local distribution keys. faic lities or as indiiv dual housing , and is to resettled refugees posta- rriav l y b all
3
rlPoPcLciivcGoPcr SccLs generallg used to Qreate time to fnd more European resettlement programme s ,
Centralised reception refers to permanent housing options . nI some aleb it in a numeb r of different aw sy . oS me
programmes that receive resettled programmes , transitional aoc mmodation resettlement oc untries mainstream post-
A Placeto Liva ,ic Sleev,cy: iGveocv o A Placeac toeLeacei iov,L la oeLevoSy
refugees into a central, generally collective, ac n eb oc nev rted into permanent housing , arriav l integration support into iw der
evdlyoe evrldvv evavccyvuv,c Geideouuvf Sl:tGecei dlo cye ruGf HsnA eigcgla accommodation facility where they stay depending on fatc ors suhc as landlords ’ proiv sion for other refugees ando/ r third-
oycHildH Hoa GoectStGocvL t, oLsHi S ld RPmPL� e� GSl:e cl u� olte • for a defned period before moving to iw llingness to etx end rental agreements or oc untr y nationals , hw ile others proiv de
evavccyvuv,c vnveStava t, cHv Goacf uiac • Sl:toeyeaLge• u• gie cl oeLeccGe:eac � municipalities. refugees ’ longt- erm housing hc oiec s. speQialised programmes speQifQallg for
evSv,cy: evSvtgt,d Rm H� etacto,a reiu e� o � tuG• gSvcgla • SlaLuGcvcgla ,gcy �€•- resettled refugees . nI most European
t, o Hluo,tcoeto, oScti, t, SiiGveocti, e‚ c,lo ƒ tvocaeoL vai Lcveƒ ylGieoL Direct reception refers to programmes eT nan yc agreements are the legal oc ntratc s resettlement oc untries , integration
t� cH cHv Placeto, ,� cvdeocti, l• ,L o,L vai gatuc dol: cye �€•- t„� eoc that receive refugees into individual housing that designate temporar y possession o f programmes inlc ude information and
cHv o� cHiytS H� leSH t, Placeto • i• e Am•s• f• l- uLga • o… lut† in municipalities immediately after they arrive. aoc mmodation or housing for use yb assistanec related to housing .
cHv Placeto, digve,uv,c Hoa irrvevL f• m• m a tenant for a defned period. In some A
Hluo,tcoeto, oLutaati, GyoSva rie : eto, Social housing has no commonly agreed European resettlement programme s ,
evrldvva • l- uo,tcoeto, PLutaati, € ta cHv defnition at the European level. In this resettled refugee tenants are dire tc
GeiSvaa :‚ H� tSH Sil,cetva oLutc deilGa publication, we use the term to refer to signatories to rental agreements , hw ile in
reiu gly,veoy‚ v evrldvv GiGlyocti,a t, housing owned by municipalities or owned others an organisational third part y iw ll atc
cHteL Sil,cetva ai oa ci GeigtLv cvuGieoe: and/or managed by public housing companies. as the signator y on their eb half.
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A Place to Live, A Place to Stay: A Good Practice Guide for Housing in Refugee Resettlement A P lacetoLlilv,lStey:lGLdylruyLfuHlsLdLyynLgLRylmueyRLed:o� A PAA
Housing for Refugee Resettlement in uE rope
An overvie w of 8 uE ropean countries (aM rc h 2014)
Resettlement country Belgium Czech Republic Finland France Germany The Netherlands Sweden UK
Annual resettlement quota 100 32 750 (300 additional places Consider 100 dossier cases 300 (5000 additional Approximately 500 per year 1900 750
Ongoing quota commitments and additional for Syrian refugees in 2014) per year (250 additional places Syrian refugees in 2014) (4-year fexible quota
places for Syrian refugees during 2014 for Syrian refugees in 2014) providing 2000 places)
Placement Municipality involvement Voluntary Voluntary Voluntary Placement according to Quota distribution key at the Regional quota distribution Voluntary Voluntary
in resettlement capacity in fve regional federal level; approach to key; voluntary municipality
programmes municipality participation varies participation
across federal states
Centralised/direct reception? Centralised (6 weeks) Centralised (6 months) Direct Mixed Centralised (average 14 days) Direct Direct Direct

Housing model & provider Lead agency for housing Local welfare agencies Municipality Municipality Mixed (varies across Mixed (varies across Municipality Municipality Local authority
regional programmes) federal states)
Private rented or Mixed Social housing Mixed (varies across Mixed Social housing Social housing Mixed (majority private
social housing? municipalities) rented housing)
Transitional or Transitional (option for Permanent Permanent Transitional (option for Permanent Permanent Transitional (option for
permanent housing? permanent tenancy in permanent tenancy in permanent tenancy in
some cases) some cases) some cases)
Tenancy arrangements Tenancy agreements Refugees as direct tenants Refugees as direct tenants Refugees as direct tenants Mixed Mixed (varies across Refugees as direct tenants Refugees as direct tenants Mixed
federal states)
Rental payments Mainstream social welfare Mainstream social welfare Non-mainstream social welfare Mainstream social welfare Mainstream social welfare Non-mainstream social welfare Mainstream social welfare
Housing & integration Lead service provider(s) NGOs and local welfare agencies Municipality Municipality 5 NGOs operating Mixed (varies across federal Dutch Refugee Council Swedish Public Employment NGOs British Refugee Council,
support regional programmes states (includes municipalities, Service; municipality Refugee Action & Horton
NGOs, integration service Housing; selected
providers contracted at municipalities
national level and others)
On-arrival housing Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
introductory briefng?
Integration support duration 2 years 12 months 3 years Variable 12 months 2 years 12 months
12/3�2� �2� 2� � � � 12/3�2� �2� 2� � � � 122� � /�2� � � � 2� � � 2� 2� � � � � � 2� 2� � � � � � � � �3� � � � � � 12/233�3� � � 3�3� �3�3� � �3�3� �3�3� � 3�3� � � � � �3�3� � � � � � � � � 12/13
e‚• availai… lity of social o‚ using and loŒ„ Resettled refugees arriving i„ t ‚ se• cic‡ n• some resettlement countries,
Implementing
cost rented accommodation a‚ s r… oadly e‚ alt ‚ needs may reu† ire accessil… e r• eeŒ i” sting structures to facilitate The North West Gateway Resettlement Partnership in the UK
Resettlement Quotas: declined in u• roe• an countries during ando� r adat• ed o‚ using and to live in cooe• ration e… te„ en national, regional The North West Gateway Resettlement Partnership, co-author of this publication, is
recent years ’ t• is more often availal… e in r• oi” mity to se• cialist services, tu‚ s and local actors and levels of government made up of made up of 6 local authorities and the NGO Refugee Action that together
National, Regional and
l« o „ demand ¢ areas, e‚„ re eml• oyment narroi„ ng l• acement ot• ions ’ e‚• can e… utilised for te‚ e… net‡ of operate a regional resettlement programme receiving 470 resettled refugees every year.
Local Cooperation for and educational oo• rtunities are caa• city of regional and local services to resettlement ’ n• countries e‚„ re te‚ se The UK’s national resettlement programme operates via central government grant
coma• ratively limited and i‚„ c ‚ may meet te‚ needs of resettled refugees is a do not ei” st, successful iml• ementation funding, drawing on European resettlement funding, via a Call for Proposals issued
Placement
e… more remote or isolated ’ i‚• s dynamic crucial consideration and ca‚ llenge for of resettlement u† otas may reu† ire te‚ every three years.
creates a need to a… lance o‚ using l• acement decisionmŒ ai‘ ng’ develom• ent of ne „ meca‚ nisms for
i‚• s ca‚ t• er includes r• actices availai… lity and integration conditions multilŒ evel stae‘ o‚ lder collao… ration, The North West Partnership programme makes use of both social housing and
and meto‚ ds al• ied in states ¢ i„ ti‚ n ar• oace‚ s to l• acement’ Providing ar• or• iate accommodation for information ec” a‚ nge and n‡ ding private rented accommodation, sourced in participating local authority areas
iml• ementation of resettlement resettled refugees dee• nds on local casesŒ e• cic‡ solutions ’ according both to availability and the needs and profles of incoming refugee groups.
u† otas, focusing on: e‚• re is a mismatc ‚ e… te„ en u• roe• an actors receiving full and accurate The Partnership receives information on incoming refugee groups and individual
© l• acement strategiesª o‚ using stoc ‘ and te‚ sie› of many information on te‚ needs of individual Resettled refugees arrive into u• roe• i„ t ‚ households from the UK Home Offce a minimum of 6 weeks ahead of their arrival.
© informationsŒ a‚ ring and multilŒ evel resettled o‚ useo‚ lds ’ Resettled refugee refugees in relation to o‚ using ’ e‚• a i„ de array of ee•” riences in relation to Housing is provided for a period of 12 months after arrival, after which municipalities
cooe• rationª families are often larger ta‚ n te‚ ir resettlement r• ocess involves many o‚ using, including o… t ‚ long and so‚ rt assist refugees to fnd accommodation either within or outside of the local authority
© engaging ne „ municia• lities ª u• roe• an countera• rts, and different actors in te‚ collection and e• riods se• nt in refugee cams• or ura… n area, depending on availability, need and individual choice.
© resourcing resettlement at te‚ accommodation for larger families is communication of ti‚ s information, settings ’ e‚• ir ee•” ctations of and
regional and local level ª and te‚ refore limited ’ Additionally, o‚ using and localr� egional actors often identify familiarity i„ t ‚ te‚ tye• of o‚ using ta‚ t Housing is re-used, once vacant, to provide accommodation for subsequent new
© r• ea• ring refugees r• edŒ ea• rture’ for single e• ol• e is often o… t ‚ i‚ g ‚ inadeu† ate information as a ca‚ llenge is availal… e in u• roe• an countries can resettlement arrivals. This housing model ensures a minimal need to procure new
demand and relatively ee•” nsive, for arranging o‚ using’ te‚ refore vary greatly ’ n• cluding housing for each arrival group, that services for new arrivals can be developed over time
r• esenting ca‚ llenges for availai… lity information on o‚ using in r• edŒ ea• rture in specifc neighbourhoods, and that refugees can choose where they would like to live
and affordai… lity ’ u• ltural r“ ientation r• ogrammes, and based on knowledge acquired during the frst 12 months.
determining te‚ nature and et” ent of
n• te‚ mao™ rity of u• roe• an resettlement te‚ information to e… included, is a e‘ y
countries, te‚ a• rticia• tion of local and consideration in managing refugees ¢
regional auto‚ rities in resettlement is ee•” ctations, u… ilding n‘ ol„ edge and
voluntary ’ e‚• i„ llingness of regional r• oviding a o• sitive contet” for recet• ion
and local auto‚ rities to offer l• aces for and integration ’
resettled refugees te‚ refore strongly
inu¬ ences l• acement strategies’
A Place to Live, A Place to Stay: A Good Practice Guide for Housing in Refugee Resettlement •• • u• roe• • - o€ rt ‚ eƒ st Gatea„ y Resettlement Partnersi‚ • Š Š�Ž —
eR gino al Y LEeC ntres in iF nlan d act as iop nts .B nI rof matino s- ah ring an d 7n the C9 cities of Aheffeld and 6ull, local .3 To address prea- rrival uq eries and estalb isih ng ne w rp go rammes iv a natino al
mI lp ementing
fo liaisno eb tew en natino al atu roh ities an d mlu til- eev l cepo ratino health and education serdice prodiders reuq ests for additional information on resettlement staek loh ed r meetings.
eR settlement touQ as : mnu iciap lities. nuM iciap lities rp ivo ed teh nI eB lgium, the two central government and police are directlg consulted on local refugees selected for resettlement, national 7n the C9 citg of Aheffeld, central health
releav nt centre iw t h ab sic criteria rof teh authorities responsible for resettlement placement, meaning placement decision- governments and international organisations an d ecud atino seriv ces sropu t eh altch are
Practice eax mlp es an d
reguf ees teh y luow d liek t o receiev , inclidu ng invite sOGN , local welfare organisations and maYing taYes account of factors such as the should together provide a liaison function rp ivo ed rs an d scloh s in neigruobh sdo h
AHS ER suoH ing epxE rt suoh eloh d siez s tah t matc h lco all y aav ilalb e other resettlement stakeholders to biannual adailabilitg of school places, the capacitg and for local and regional actors. oL cal/regional receiiv ng resettle d reguf ees t o ed ev l po
suoh ing stco k an d an y meid cal neesd tah t national multistakeholder meetings. eM etings efpertise of local serdices and intelligence actors should raise any uq eries or reuq ests releav nt eepx rtise an d caap cit.y
rG pu o recmo menad tino s
lco al seriv ces are alb e t o sropu t. aN tino al present updates on refugee situations and on predious incidences of racial or other as promptly as possible following receipt of
atu roh ities rp esent top entiall y siu talb e cases selection missions, profle refugee groups and harassment initial case information. eR commendations
A. Placement strategies t o mnu iciap lities iv a Y LEeC ntres , ihw c h facilitate exchange on reception planning. 1. Ehere possible, placement in localities
The Swedish Public Employment Service teh n negto iate recetp ino arrangements eR commendations 4. oL cal/regional resettlement programmes iw t h n o eepx rience fo receiiv ng reguf ees
(PES/Arbetsförmedlingen) coordinates iw t h mnu iciap lities. nI the ,KU national operational meetings 1. 7n the course of planning resettlement should involve relevant service providers, sluoh d eb accmo ap nie d y b caap citiub- y lid ng
placement in municipalities of refugees bring together service providers and policy- programmes, national authorities should such as those working in health, education of local serdices, for efample dia input from
exiting the asylum procedure. PES staff meet eR commendations makers to discuss programme management inform local and regional actors indolded in and employment/training, in planning local eepx rt seriv ces row ik ng iw t h reguf ees
with refugees to carry out an assessment 1. Placement strategies sluoh d cno sied r and resourcing, the integration of previously prodiding housing for resettlement about the placement and arrangements for reception. elseehw re no teh natino al territro .y
covering areas including employment tob h suoh ing aav ilaib lit y an d to eh r asep cts resettled refugees and arrival planning. groups and situations from ehich theg plan ehT ed ev lmpo ent fo ne w ro strengteh ning
experience, educational background, skills, fo integratino , ehw re sop silb e seeik ng t o nI the eN therlands, some regions organise to select refugees for resettlement, and seeY .C nE gaging ne w mnu iciap lities eix sting seriv ces an d inrf astrcu tru e sluoh d eb
needs/vulnerabilities and future plans and incro rop ate af ctro s scu h as emlp myo ent operational meetings to allocate cases their feedbacY on placement strategies and nI ,6-5 0 0 2 the KU housing association nu ed rtaek n in a manner tah t maix mises
aspirations. The PES central housing an d ecud atino al ropo tnu ities int o ed cisino - selected for resettlement amongst localregional capacitg to meet their needs oB lton at oH me collaborated with central benefts for the eider communitg, and
department uses assessment outcomes maik ng no natino al lp acement an d teh municipalities, based on refugee needs government to visit municipalities potentially cmo mnu icatino no resettlement at teh
to place refugees in municipalities that id stritub ino fo resettle d reguf ees. and local service capacity. .2 7nternational organisations and national interested in receiving resettled refugees. local ledel should highlight these benefts
provide the best available context for their godernmental authorities should ensure iV sits were structured both to engage
integration, particularly in relation to .2 Placement fo emergencm/y eid cal cases nI ,10 2 the hR nô el-A pes resettlement that accurate information on refugee political support for resettlement and to .2 noC sied ratino sluoh d eb giev n t o
prospects for employment. an d reguf ees iw t h ap rticlu ar eh alt h ro mental programme implemented by the OGNoF rum needs affecting housing is collected during provide practical advice for local inlov iv ng mnu iciap lities alrea yd engage d in
eh altch are neesd sluoh d eb giu ed d tob h y b Réfugiés-Cosi became the frst regional resettlement submission and selection authority staff. resettlement as amab ssarod s t o rp mo to e
teh aav ilaib lit y fo suoh ing an d teh caap cit y fo rF ench programme to implement direct processes, and communicated to reledant resettlement to nee municipalities, including
lco al seriv ces arp rpo iate t o teh ir neesd . reception. rF om ,4102 oF rum féR ugisé oC- si regional and local actors eithin a pre-agreed nI the ezC ch eR public, staff from the iM nistry yb cmo mnu icating tob h g do rp actice an d
has provided a list of available apartments to time period before arridal of the nI terior personally visit potential scu cessluf an d nu scu cessluf arp ao ceh s
the iM nistry, thus facilitating placement resettlement municipalities. The expertise ab se d no teh ir eepx riences.
based on housing availability. of experienced ezC ch resettlement
municipalities is made available to those
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