Refugee Welcome Homes

We are working in partnership with Bristol City Council to support the hosts on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. We are the main point of contact for hosts in this scheme and are funded to provide this support to every host under the scheme in Bristol. We have video and written resources on a variety of topics, which are all available to hosts on request. We also run host support drop-ins and email and telephone host support from our team of full time resettlement support workers. Additionally, we support hosts and guests who would like to transfer onto a lodging agreement from their Homes for Ukraine placement. If your guest has moved on and you would like to take on a lodger, Refugee Welcome Homes can help match you with a Ukrainian lodger or a refugee lodger.

Our aim is to develop supported lodgings for refugees in Bristol where Refugee Welcome Homes provide ongoing support and signposting for both the person who offers the room (we refer to this person as the landlord) and refugee lodger. RWH introduce potential refugee lodgers and landlords to each other, providing both the lodger and the landlord with "light touch" support for the period of between 12-18 months.

We are working with Bristol City Council to support Ukrainians who arrived under the Homes for Ukraine scheme to find lodgings in households in Bristol as they move on from their initial 6-12 month host/guest arrangements. Refugee Welcome Homes is looking for people who are willing to offer a room in their home to a Ukrainian lodger. We will provide support to the Ukrainian guests to complete the paperwork and move into their new lodgings and signpost to ongoing support with education and skills.