– Landlord from Hackney
Please note that this will contain their personal data so should not be shared widely. The Home Office will run security checks on the person named here.
The person named here must hold authority for the charity or CIC to represent them. This means that this person will usually be a senior manager, Trustee or similar. If their position doesn’t fit within these roles, you should be ready to demonstrate the lines of accountability between that person and the organisation mentioned in 1.1
If the named Lead Sponsor is not a UK passport holder, they will be asked to submit evidence that proves their right to reside in the UK.
The contact information provided here will be used for all correspondence from the Home Office in relation to the application. If your Lead Sponsor would like for others to receive the correspondence too, they should indicate this in the email when they send in the application.
This section asks the status of application you are making.
We recommend that groups apply for approval in principle wherever possible. Please note that if you apply through this method, you will need to resubmit your application form once you have found a property.
In this section, you will indicate the roles you have determined your core team will carry out. It is the responsibility of the Lead Sponsor to ensure that those who are recruited as volunteers in these roles have relevant experience and are appropriately vetted to work closely with refugees.
The volunteers mentioned here will not go through security clearance with the Home Office and may change over time. We recommend organising your group by naming group leads for Project Management/Group Lead, Safeguarding Lead, Welfare Lead, Finance Lead and Language Lead.
Keep the summary of experience here short, the Home Office aren’t looking for a full CV for each group member, rather, how your skills and experience will be useful in supporting refugees.
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Find out how Community Sponsorship helps refugee families in need build a new life in the UK with confidence and dignity.
How do I sponsor a refugee family? How does the process work? Reset is here to support you every step of the way.
We’ve designed toolkits to make it easy for you if you’re involved as a lead sponsor or a local authority.
Wherever you are on the fulfilling and thrilling journey through Community Sponsorship, we have training courses, videos, articles and more, all designed to help your group and the family you support.
From drop-in sessions to UK-wide networking events, we bring together people and professionals involved in all stages of the Community Sponsorship journey.
Make a direct difference in the world by getting involved with your nearest Community Sponsorship group – or starting one up yourself!
Make an extraordinary difference to the lives of people who have lost everything by signing up to our (free) Landlords for Refugees register.
Not everyone can donate their time, so if you are choosing to donate money today instead or as well as, thank you. Your generosity is vital to the work we do support community-led welcome of refugees.
Help others by sharing your account. Why were you attracted to community-led welcome? What worked, what did you learn, what has the experience been like for you?
Reset empowers volunteers to welcome refugees into communities across the UK. Find out about us and the kinds of programmes we’ve been involved with.
Research, monitoring and evaluation are essential for making evidence-based decisions that will support Community Sponsorship to grow and flourish.
Sponsoring a refugee family is a significant responsibility. We advocate for Community Sponsors to ensure that they are properly supported throughout their journey.
Our advocacy focuses on representing the views of Community Sponsors to the Home Office to support them in implementing the necessary operational changes.
We also represent the views of Community Sponsors to other key stakeholders, including Local Authorities, international organisations, the wider resettlement field, housing providers and financial institutions. We also use our voice to campaign on policies affecting refugees. We are members of the Together With Refugees coalition, campaigning for a more humane approach to people seeking protection in the UK.
