Martin Ford 19 July 2023

Councils told to 'step up' on refugee housing

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The Government has told councils to ‘step up’ efforts to provide permanent homes for Afghan refugees, having served legal notices to quit to those still in hotel accommodation.

Councils have raised concerns families would be made homeless ahead of the first of the notices, which are due to take effect at the end of the month.

Veterans' affairs minister Johnny Mercer has written to all local authorities ‘strongly encouraging’ them to ‘support and match as many households as possible into settled accommodation’ as the Government attempts to bring down the ongoing costs of refugees in bridging accommodation.

He said funding of £7,100 per person was being provided for deposits, furniture and rent.

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