THE UK government has said £5m will be made available to local councils in England, Scotland and Wales that are offering to house Afghans who worked for the UK and now face threats from the Taliban.
The money will be used to provide support, including housing, to those who have worked for the government, for example as translators, and are coming to the UK under the Afghanistan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP).
The refugees will also be offered a first dose of a Covid vaccine and access to mental health support.
The scheme was launched earlier this year after the government announced it was withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. Since Saturday, 1,615 people have been evacuated to the UK – including 402 Afghan nationals who are under the ARAP programme.
A separate resettlement scheme has been set up to relocate up to 20,000 vulnerable Afghan nationals.
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