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Boaz Trust 2025-26 Impact Report: Hope, Dignity and Change

Boaz Trust's 2025-26 Impact Report covers its housing, support and advocacy work with people seeking sanctuary in Greater Manchester from April 2025 to March 2026. Over 800 individuals benefited from its support across all services. It provided 6,415 nights of accommodation in its shared houses for 29 people refused asylum and 10,400 nights for 32 people with refugee status. Its Restricted Eligibility Support Service worked with 323 people, 41 of whom found a safe place to stay, and its refugee outreach work has supported 133 people to move into accommodation since April 2025.

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About

Boaz Trust is a Manchester charity providing housing, support and advocacy for people seeking sanctuary who are facing homelessness, including people refused asylum with no recourse to public funds and people newly granted refugee status. It also campaigns locally and regionally on the barriers they face.

Key Metrics

800+ individuals benefited from Boaz's support across all services in 2025-26
10,400 nights of accommodation for 32 people with refugee status
6,415 nights of accommodation for 29 people refused asylum

Key Outcomes

  • 133 people, many of whom were sleeping outside, supported to move into accommodation through refugee outreach since April 2025
  • 41 people found a safe place to stay through the Restricted Eligibility Support Service
  • 42 people currently or previously supported by Boaz engaged with opportunities to speak out or be involved in advocacy

Geography

North West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Provided education, advice and support to 14,972 young people in 2025/26, including educating 13,786 young people in schools and community settings
Key Metric 2
Under 16s mediation service supported 94 families; 95% of young people were able to return to or remain at home and 88% reported less...
Key Metric 3
Overall 2022-26 strategy target was 40,000 young people reached; the final total was 49,244
87% of evictions from permanent social housing were successfully avoided through Outreach support
Impact Snapshot
Safe accommodation
138 people found safety in the charity's supported accommodation this year.
Into work or learning
69 people moved into education, training or employment.
Older people supported
53 people were supported through the Older Homeless Service.
People experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Cambridge gained a safe, stable place to live and support to rebuild their lives.