Afghan citizens/ACRS,ARAP
Case reference FOI2023/00494
Published 25 January 2024
Request
1. The number of Afghan citizens who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP are living within your district within Government funded bridging accommodation. 2. The number of Afghan citizens in your district who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP have declared themselves as homeless. I would be grateful if you could provide this information on a month-by-month basis from August 2020 to date. If this breakdown will incur too high costs, then please provide broken down by quarter. In addition, please provide the following: 1. What plans are in place to respond to homelessness amongst this cohort, including the use of bridging accommodation.
Response
1. The number of Afghan citizens who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP are living within your district within Government funded bridging accommodation.
There is no bridging accommodation within our district. However, we have resettled through the government recognised resettlement schemes-65 Afghan citizens within the city district.
2. The number of Afghan citizens in your district who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP have declared themselves as homeless.
I would be grateful if you could provide this information on a month-by-month basis from August 2020 to date. If this breakdown will incur too high costs, then please provide broken down by quarter.
Zero Afghan citizens have presented as homeless to date.
In addition, please provide the following:
1. What plans are in place to respond to homelessness amongst this cohort, including the use of bridging accommodation.
We offer a comprehensive Housing Options service for all groups that may present to us as homeless.
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