• An international protection applicant has no entitlement to social housing or to be on the social housing waiting list.  
  • If they do not have money to rent they receive accommodation, this is often referred to as Direct Provision. In recent years this accommodation has included office blocks, hotels, convention centre halls and tents.  
  • In January 2023 the government stated that it may no longer accommodate single adults. Hundreds have arrived into homelessness since the January. 
  • If, after their application is considered, someone is recognised as a refugee and they need housing, they must apply to go on to the social housing waiting list. They have no priority access to the list and are subject to the same waiting times as others.