How it works
Help refugees get in touch with NGO partners through the platform.
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Guide refugees
Browse through the platform to find tools on how to get started to find housing.
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Navigate NGO map
Consult social mapping to find your way to NGOs that offer housing support.
Our NGO Partners
On this social map, you can find a range of actors providing housing-related support and/or information services. To better understand the type of assistance offered by each organisation, you can filter the results by categories of support.
If you are interested in integration support services for refugees beyond housing, please consult this service map, developed within the framework of the RISE project, funded by the EU.
Not all of these services are able to provide immediate or short-term housing solutions!
Access to public social housing and private social housing schemes such as social rental agencies (SVK/AIS) often involves waiting periods that can extend over several years, depending on the region in Belgium.
Still, early registration remains highly recommended. It is a necessary step to secure more affordable housing options in the medium to long term. Moreover, being registered in the social housing system can grant access to additional forms of financial support, such as rental subsidies.
Therefore, even in situations of urgent need, being informed about these mechanisms and registration is a crucial investment in their longer-term housing stability.
Social map categories
Specialized housing support
Provide housing related support, guidance and mediation.
Examples include:
- AiPL (Brussels)
- APL (Wallonia)
- Members of the Orbit network (Flanders)
General social support
May provide housing related information and/or general support services
This may include integration actors.
Examples include:
- CAWs (Brussels, Flanders
- BAPA (Brussels)
- Agentschap Integratie, AMAL, ATLAS (Flanders)
- CRIs (Wallonia)
Social housing
Includes public and subsidized private 'social' housing through AIS/SVK's that act as intermediaries.
- Provides affordable rental housing, conditioned to low income and vulnerabilities, however with very long waiting lists.
Housing information service
- Offers rental information on the most common needs of tenants, including information specific to the needs of newcomers.
Diaspora organization
May offer housing support services.
Provide information, translation, and mediation to facilitate access to housing.
Community based assistance.
- Referral to other organizations.
Financial support mechanisms
Offering financial support through rental deposits and rental subsidies.
- May be subject to registration in social housing systems.
Resources for social workers
No resources match the selected filters.
Step by step guide for working together to find housing for refugees
L'allocation d'accompagnement au relogement
Contrat de bail de colocation (résidence principale)
Testimonies from social workers
"IOM helped me find stable housing after months of searching. The verification process gave me confidence in both the property and the community."
Sarah Thompson
"Thanks to IOM, I secured a job that truly matches my skills and aspirations. Their support made all the difference during my job search."
John Roberts
"IOM provided me with the resources I needed to reconnect with my community and access mental health services. I feel more hopeful than ever."
Emily Parker
