REFUGEES – HOUSING – HOMELESSNESS Research on the

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REFUGEES – HOUSING – HOMELESSNESS Research on the risk of homelessness among refugees in Poland and the needs of organisations providing support to refugees [N=47] by Polish National Federation for Solving the Problem of Homelessness Research information By: A national homelessness NGOs umbrella organisation (35 member organisations) Why?: Growing concern about rapid growth in refugee homelessness within next 1-2 years Aim: Preliminary identification of the risk of homelessness among refugees and the needs of NGOs providing them with suport (ad hoc survey) Survey coverage: Nationwide (however respondents were asked for local perspectives) Period: 8-18 May 2023 Form: Online questionnaire Respondents: 47 organisations or their local branches from 13 out of 16 regions (voivodeships) of Poland: śląskie - 9, mazowieckie - 9, wielkopolskie - 5, others 1-4 Organisations supporting people in crisis of homelessness and/or refugees 18 resp. from cities above 250,000 inh., 20 from cities 50,000-250,000, 5 from cities below 50,000, 4 from rural areas Approx. 40 identified refugee centres in respondents' areas of operation 31 respondents left their contact data for further research Respondents’ experience [N=47] Please indicate your organisation’s activities so far in support of refugees from Ukraine: Meeting refugees’ needs [N=47] 1.91 2.26 1.66 1.64 2.02 1.47  Needs fully met (3)  Needs met to a large extent (2)  Needs met to a small extent (1)  Needs not met at all (0) How would you rate the extent to which the following needs of refugees are being met in your municipality? Risk of homelessness [N=47] Do you recognise the risk of homelessness among refugees supported by your organisation or residing in your organisation’s area of operation? Number of respondents too small to identify trends in different size ranges of municipalities. Causes of the risk [N=36] Please indicate the main reasons for the risk of homelessness among refugees: Cases of homelessness [N=47] Are you aware of any cases of homelessness (ETHOS 1-4) among refugees in your organisation’s area of operation? Number of respondents too small to identify trends in different size ranges of municipalities. Please specify the scale of the observed phenomenon: The larger the municipality, the larger number of identified homelessness cases among refugees is. Scale of homelessness [N=23] Are you aware of any cases of homelessness (ETHOS 1-4) of the following categories of people in your organisation’s area of operation? Homelessness among specific groups [N=47] Barriers in support [N=47] What are the main