9,483 people, around half of whom are children, are currently living in hotel or serviced accommodation. This figure changes frequently as new arrivals enter the UK and others move into settled accommodation.<\/p>
The above is the best available operational data, as of 31st December 2022.<\/p>
More information on those that we are temporarily accommodating in hotels can be viewed at: We are unable to provide the data requested for family members of those relocated under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP). However, the latest quarterly Immigration Statistics publications<\/a> show that, as of 23rd<\/sup> February 2023, 11,212 people have been relocated to the UK under the ARAP so far.<\/p> The Government remains committed to providing protection for vulnerable and at-risk people fleeing Afghanistan. The situation is very complex and presents significant challenges, including how those who are eligible for resettlement in the UK can leave the country. This includes eligible immediate family members of those being resettled under both the ARAP and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).<\/p> The Government\u2019s family reunion policy allows those recognised as refugees or granted humanitarian protection in the UK to sponsor family members, provided they formed part of a family unit prior to the refugee sponsor's departure to seek protection.<\/p> Those who are not offered resettlement under the ACRS or ARAP will need to apply to come to the UK under our existing economic or family migration rules.<\/p>"}
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Afghan Resettlement Programme: operational data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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