FAQs for Refugees

You can find information about move-on support here.

Once someone has received a positive decision on their asylum claim, they are given 28 days to secure their own housing, independent of Home Office support. During this time frame, people are at an increased risk of destitution.

If you are currently living in Mears accommodation within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, please contact the Council's Homelessness Team as quickly as possible. You can do this by telephone at 01642 528389 or email housing.options@stockton.gov.uk providing your name, address and a contact telephone number. You can find out more on the Council's website: Homelessness - Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.