Paul Marinko 11 March 2025

Ministers in urgent plea for council help with Afghan refugees

Ministers in urgent plea for council help with Afghan refugees image
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Whitehall has called on councils to support an Afghan resettlement programme under which regions will be handed an allocation from the expected 6,000-7,000 annual arrivals.

With the programme starting this month, ministers have written to council leaders and chief executives, urgently asking them to identify transitional accommodation.

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