Race, Ethnicity and Housing
Below you will find useful resources on race, ethnicity and housing. You will also find links to resources related to specific groups such as Refugees and Asylum Seekers, Gypsies, Travellers and migrants.
Information
Accessing Members Resources
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Tai Pawb Good Practice Briefings
- Immigration and Housing/Homelessness Eligbility (2016)
- Making information accessible (2012)
- Language communication needs (2010)
- Race Equality, Mental Health and Housing (2009)
- Financial inclusion and Minority Ethnic Communities (2008)
- ‘Raising the profile’ – Housing as a career for people from minority ethnic backgrounds (2008)
- The Role of Ethnicity Monitoring in Race Equality (2007)
- Cultural diversity and your board (2006)
- Communicating Housing Information to Refugees and Asylum Seekers (2006)
- Cultural Design in Mainstream Housing (2006)
- Meeting the needs of people from BME communities in supported housing (2006)
- Providing Culturally Sensitive services – Design and Layout (2005)
Useful Information
- Undertaking Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessments (Welsh Government, 2015)
- Welsh Government information and guidance on Assessing accommodation needs of gypsies and travellers
- Designing Gypsy and Traveller Sites (Welsh Government, 2015)
- Managing Gypsy and Traveller Sites in Wales (Welsh Government, 2015)
- Travelling to Better Health, Policy Implementation Guidance for Healthcare Practitioners on working effectively with Gypsies and Travellers (Welsh Government, 2015)
- Welsh Government information on Gypsy and traveller caravan count
- Good practice guide: Working with housed Gypsies and Travellers (Shelter, 2008)
- Homelessness amongst people from Black and Minority Ethnic populations in Wales (Shelter Cymru and Tai Pawb, 2014)
- The advice gap, A study of barriers to housing advice for people from black and minority ethnic communities (Shelter, 2007)
- Developing an evidence base for housing related services for older people (Oldham Housing, Aksa Homes, PDW, 2013)
- Meeting the sheltered and extra care housing needs of black and minority ethnic older people (A Race Equality Foundation, 2008) –
- A guide for service providers on service provision for black and minority ethnic (BME) older people (Equality Scotland, 2011) –
- Access to statutory services from the perspective of both Minority Ethnic Elders and External Organisations (NEWREN, 2015)
- Minority Groups in Extra Care Housing (Housing LIN, 2010)
- Developing Extra Care Housing for Black and Minority Ethnic Elders: an overview of the issues, examples and challenges (Housing LIN Report, 2006)
- Housing for Older People from the Chinese Community in Middlesbrough (Housing LIN Report, 2005)
- A Sense of Place: Retirement Decisions among Older Black and Minority Ethnic People (Runnymede, 2012)
- Beyond Sheltered Accommodation A Review of Extra Care Housing and Care Home Provision for BME Elders (Age Concern, 2006) –
- Personalisation for people from black and minority ethnic groups (Better Health Briefing)
- Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities and Dementia – where are we now?(Better Health Briefing, 2013)
- The health and social care experiences of black and minority ethnic older people (Better Health Briefing, 2008 )
- Perspectives on ageing in Gypsy Families (JRF, 2012)
- Perspectives on ageing in South Asian Families (JRF, 2012)
- Access to social services and other care and support for destitute
asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds (Welsh Refugee Coalition, 2020) - Social housing allocation and immigrant communities (EHRC, 2009)
- Culturally Sensitive Service Provision in Social Housing (Housing Corporation, 2008)
- Drivers of Satisfaction amongst Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) tenants (Housing Corporation, 2008)
- Black and minority ethnic user participation in housing (Race Equality Foundation, 2007)
Language support: Challenges and benefits for users and providers of health and social care services (Better Health Briefing, 2013)
- Ethnicity in Advertising (Lloyd’s Banking Group)
- Working with Migrants and Promoting Community Cohesion in Merthyr Tydfil and the Valleys (Dr Lesley Hodgson, 2016)
- The Think Project (Ethnic Youth Support Team, 2016)
- Syrian Resettlement Scheme in Torfaen (Torfaen County Borough Council, 2016)
- Brexit: potential impacts on housing EU migrants (Alicja Zalesinska 2016)
- Housing and migration, A UK guide to issues and solutions (CIH, 2012)
- UK migrants and the private rented sector (JRF, 2012).
- NRPF network – Practice guidance
- Research into how ‘NRPF’ status affects those experiencing gender based violence in Wales (Local Government Data Unit Wales, 2015)
- “No Passport Equals No Home”: An independent evaluation of the ‘Right to Rent’ scheme (JCWI, September 2015)
- CHC, In-depth briefing on Right to Rent (CHC, January 2016)
- Practical Implications of Immigration Checks on new lettings (CIH)
Organisations that can provide further information:
- Race Equality Foundation
- Runnymede Trust
- SEWREC
- Race Equality First
- Swansea Bay Regional Equality Council
- NEWREN
- Race Council Cymru
- BAWSO
- Welsh Refugee Council
- Wales Strategic Migration Partnership
- NRPF Network
- Oasis Centre
- Trinity Centre Cardiff
- Share Dydd – Cardiff Destitution Network
- Displaced People in Action
- African Community Centre
- Gypsies & Travellers Wales
- Swansea Chinese Community Co-op Centre
- MEWN Cymru
- Romani Cultural and Arts Company
- Polish Homes Association (Cardiff)
- Polish Community of the Valleys Association
- Ethnic Youth Support Team
- Show Racism the Red Card
- Forced Marriage Unit Helpline: 020 7008 0151
- Modern Day Slavery Helpline: 0800 0121 700
Information
Please note the material in this section is for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Tai Pawb is not responsible for the content of external resource.