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<p>The Home Office is committed to publishing data in an orderly way as part of the
regular quarterly Immigration Statistics, in line with the Code of Practice for Official
Statistics. The latest statistics detailing arrivals under the Vulnerable Persons
Resettlement Scheme (VPRS) by local authority are available in table as20q at: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to#resettlement"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2018/how-many-people-do-we-grant-asylum-or-protection-to#resettlement</a></p><p>We
are grateful for the ongoing support of over 270 local authorities across the UK participating
in resettling refugees under the VPRS. The Home Office provides funding to local authorities
via a tariff payment per person. The year one tariff is £8,520 for direct local authority
costs. The costs over years two to five taper from £5,000 per person in their second
year in the UK, to £1,000 per person in year five.</p><p>There is also an exceptional
cases fund to assist the most vulnerable refugees. This funding is available to help
local authorities with exceptional costs such as social care and housing adaptations.</p><p>Where
UNHCR refer refugees with existing family links to the UK and the UK accepts them
for resettlement, we endeavour to resettle them as close as possible to their existing
family members, subject to suitable accommodation and support being available.</p><p>The
funding provided to UNHCR covers the processing and referral of refugees arriving
under the VPRS. It is not apportioned according to referral reason or by the local
authority area in which refugees may be resettled</p><p> </p>
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