To ask His Majesty's Government whether difficulties in securing the provision of suitable accommodation have delayed any individuals granted an offer of resettlement under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme from travelling to the UK.
Answered on
9 November 2022
We are pleased to have welcomed the first arrivals to the UK under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS). And we will continue to welcome many more people, as we receive further referrals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
We anticipate receiving referrals from UNHCR for up to 2,000 refugees during the first year of ACRS Pathway 2 – and it is vital that those who come to the UK through this pathway have somewhere suitable to stay.
Despite housing pressures, we continue to work closely and at pace with Local Authorities – whose support for resettlement is voluntary - and other partners, including Community Sponsorship Groups. This close collaboration enables us to source suitable accommodation and provide wrap around support for the families we resettle under ACRS Pathway 2.
The number and make up of referrals to this pathway is - and will continue to be - based on several factors, including the UK’s capacity to provide families with appropriate accommodation. The rate at which we progress referrals will be determined in partnership with the UNHCR.
The Home Office will include Afghan resettlement statistics in its quarterly Immigration Statistics publications, in due course.