12,000 Afghan refugees to start new year stuck in UK hotels
by Helen Pidd and Diane Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#5TDXF)
Government struggling to persuade councils to find permanent homes for those who have arrived since August
About 12,000 Afghan refugees will begin 2022 in UK hotels as the government struggles to persuade enough councils to find permanent homes for the new arrivals, the Guardian has learned.
Of the 16,500 people airlifted from Afghanistan to the UK since August, over 4,000 individuals have either moved into a settled home or are in the process of being moved or matched to a suitable home", according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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