Advicenow is running a free housing rights course for frontline organisations supporting people with refugee status. The course will be delivered online and is funded by The AB Charitable Trust.
About the course
The course aims to give you the basic knowledge and skills needed to deal with key issues for people experiencing homelessness and living in temporary accommodation.
The course will be delivered online. You will be required to watch short introductory videos before each interactive session.
Week 1
Monday 8th June 10am-12.30pm Housing and Benefits
Tuesday 9th June 10am-12.30pm Dealing with Homelessness Applications
Thursday 11th June 10am-12.30pm Living in Temporary Accommodation
Week 2
Monday 15th June 10am-12.30pm Bidding for Social Housing
Tuesday 16th June 10am-12.30pm The basics of tenancies and other housing arrangements
It is important you are able to attend all five sessions as later sessions build upon the knowledge from previous ones.
Who is this workshop for?
This course is aimed at staff and volunteers from community, voluntary sector and grassroots organisations. Due to our funding requirements we cannot offer places to people working in local authorities, housing providers, estate agents or organisations that charge for their advice services.
It is intended for organisations in England, as legal frameworks are different across the devolved nations.
The course is suitable for people without formal legal training. It will be most useful for those who have some experience of housing issues - whether through work, volunteering, or other experience. The workshop will be delivered in English, and any accessibility needs can be shared through the registration form.
The workshop is free to attend. However, spaces are limited. We will prioritise participants from community, voluntary or grassroot organisations who have not previously attended one of our housing courses. Due to limited capacity, we will accept a maximum of two participants per organisation.
Key workshop information
The course will be run online.
- 8th, 9th, 11th, 15th, 16th June
- 10am-12.30pm
Registration
We request that each individual who would like to attend registers separately as this is important for our evaluation processes, and to keep track of numbers.
Registration will close on Sunday 31st May 2026 at midnight. It may close sooner if slots are filled so we recommend registering as early as possible to secure your place.
Once you have registered you will receive a confirmation of your place one week before the course.
If you have any queries about the course, please contact Lauren Cape-Davenhill