The charity holds regular ‘Meet the Landlord’ events to provide its clients with the opportunity to meet directly with housing providers and discuss their options.

To identify families in need that would benefit from a housing nomination, SRC is working with Glen Oaks Housing Association.

It is hoped the partnership will secure more suitable housing for New Scots and to decrease waiting times for suitable housing in these areas.

According to the New Scots: refugee integration strategy 2018-2022, in order to ensure successful integration into Scottish communities, people in need of protection must have access to suitable and sustainable housing. However, New Scots transitioning from asylum support to mainstream social security and housing face a number of challenges.

Firstly, on getting the right to remain in the UK, people must find somewhere to live. After receiving refugee status, individuals are given an eviction notice and must leave their current property within 28 days, giving them very little time to secure housing. This situation means that many refugees find themselves homeless. 98% of newly granted refugees who access SRC services are homeless or threatened by homelessness. In Glasgow, this has led to newly granted refugees making up 17.7% of live homeless applications.

Additionally, SRC clients face barriers in accessing services, support and essential information relating to housing, including their rights and responsibilities, information on how to set up utilities and services, and support with moving and furnishing new homes.

Grant McPhail, housing development officer at Scottish Refugee Council, said: “Without housing associations getting on board with all that we do, we would struggle to support the people we work with.”

He added: “By developing positive partnerships with housing associations such as Glen Oaks, we can have a positive impact on the lives of our clients in relation to housing and homelessness.

“Partnering with RSLs means there is the potential for refugees to skip the 28-day move-on period and move straight into settled accommodation. They reduce the amount of time people spend in temporary accommodation meaning families are settled quicker.

“Creating these relationships with a variety of RSLs across Glasgow also means that there is a better available supply of housing throughout Glasgow to meet increasing demand. These positive outcomes are generated as a direct result of these relationships.”