To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support Afghan families currently living in temporary accommodation.
Answered on
16 October 2023
The majority of Afghan families have been moved out of bridging accommodation into longer-term accommodation. Less than 15% of families in bridging hotels at the end of March 2023 are owed a homelessness duty and in local authority temporary accommodation.
In addition to the £150 million UK-wide package of support for local authorities and devolved administrations, the Government continues to support councils with Afghan households who are homeless and living in temporary accommodation. £9,150 per household is available to councils to support with homelessness costs as a result of the closure of bridging hotels, as well as £28 per person per day if placed in Temporary Accommodation for up to six months.