Afghan refugees likely to have problems finding suitable UK housing

Home Office last year ignored advice to remove veto from local councils on accommodating asylum seekers

Afghan asylum seekers arriving in Britain could experience problems securing suitable housing after ministers ignored the advice of their own officials about how to increase the pool of available accommodation.

Pressure on asylum and refugee accommodation is likely to increase due to the influx of Afghans fleeing the Taliban. Guardian analysis has revealed that almost a quarter of the UK's 44,825 asylum seekers supported by the Home Office are housed in just 10 local authorities, nine of which are among the most deprived in the country.