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<p>Through Operation Warm Welcome, Afghans resettling in the UK under the Afghan Relocations
and Assistance Policy (ARAP) and Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) will
be supported in accessing accommodation alongside the vital health, education, and
support into employment they need, to fully integrate into our society.</p><p>As stated
in the recently published, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data"
target="_blank">'Afghan Resettlement: Operational Data'</a> factsheet, at 12 August
2022, the UK:</p><ul><li>Has welcomed 21,450 people to the UK from Afghanistan - or
a neighbouring country - since June 2021.</li><li>Is providing temporary accommodation
for 9,667 people in hotels.</li></ul><p>Officials are working at pace to assure information
relating to the individuals resettling in the UK under our bespoke schemes for Afghans
on case working systems. Once this work concludes, the Home Office will include Afghan
resettlement statistics in its quarterly Immigration Statistics publications.</p><p>Until
then the factsheet will be updated every quarter – with the next iteration scheduled
for publication on 24 November 2022.</p>
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