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<p>The UK made an ambitious and generous commitment to help resettle those fleeing
persecution and those who served the UK. Since June 2021, we have brought 24,500 people
to safety to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Bridging hotels are not and were never designed
to be permanent accommodation. Long-term residency in hotels has prevented some Afghans
from properly putting down roots, committing to employment and fully integrating into
communities.</p><p>From the end of April 2023, individuals staying in hotels and serviced
accommodation began to receive legal notice to leave their temporary accommodation
by a certain date. A dedicated cross-government casework team, made up of Home Office
Liaison Officers and DWP staff, are based in hotels and work alongside local authority
officials to provide advice and support to Afghans.</p><p>The government is providing
£285 million of new funding to local authorities supporting the Afghan resettlement
schemes. This includes £35 million in new cash for local authorities, which will go
towards increasing the level of support available and overcoming key barriers in accessing
the housing system and employment and a £250 million expansion of the Local Authority
Housing Fund to help councils to source homes to house Afghans currently in bridging
accommodation. There are no bridging hotels in your consistency.</p>
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