
The scheme aims to provide up to 20,000 Afghan citizens with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK, with people who assisted UK efforts in Afghanistan and human rights protectors alongside at risk women, young girls and ethnic minorities prioritised.
Local authority and charity leaders have criticised ministers over a lack of communication with local authorities as well as a delay between the scheme’s launch on 18 August last year and the first family being resettled through the scheme last week on 6 January.
The government has pledged to provide councils with extra funding to help deliver support promised by the scheme, with a minimum of £20,520 per person over three years on top of funding provided for education, English language lessons and healthcare.
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