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Afghan Resettlement
18 December 2024
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Ministry of Defence
TAGS
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The minister discusses the ongoing Afghan resettlement programme in the UK, highlighting improvements and efficiencies being implemented.
Action Requested
The Government is reforming its internal organisation to streamline the resettlement process for eligible Afghans, reducing transitional accommodation time to nine months and committing to continue funding settled housing support. The minister also announces meetings with local government representatives early in the new year to co-design programme developments.
Key Facts
- Afghan veterans marched past the Cenotaph for the first time during Remembrance Sunday.
- 454 members of UK personnel tragically lost their lives in Afghanistan.
- The Government expects an overturn rate of approximately 25% on previously ineligible applications from Afghan specialist units.
- Arrivals through different schemes are currently subject to differing and complex funding and support offers.
- From spring, arrivals will spend a maximum of nine months in transitional accommodation provided by the Ministry of Defence.
- The Government commits to continuing to fund settled housing for around half of these arrivals who are hardest to house.
- Local authorities and communities have been instrumental in supporting moves into settled accommodation.
- Over 90 eligible families have been welcomed each month over the past year.
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