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FOI request (FOIR-559103188)
Afghan citizens
Requested Thu 02 November 2023
Responded Wed 20 December 2023I am making this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
- The number of Afghan citizens who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP are living within your district within Government funded bridging accommodation.
- The number of Afghan citizens in your district who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP have declared themselves as homeless.
I would be grateful if you could provide this information on a month-by-month basis from August 2020 to date. If this breakdown will incur too high costs, then please provide broken down by quarter.
In addition, please provide the following:
- What plans are in place to respond to homelessness amongst this cohort, including the use of bridging accommodation.
Response
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.
A) There is no bridging accommodation in Hastings or anywhere within East Sussex.
B) November 2023 = 4. Zero for the other months.
C) Any response to homelessness amongst this cohort would be dealt with under current legislation.
Bridging accommodation is the responsibility of the Home Office and is not dealt with at borough council level.
Hastings Borough Council has received funding through the Local Authority Housing Fund which will be used to support the acquisition of a 4 bedroom property for households living in bridging accommodation.
- The number of Afghan citizens who entered the UK under ACRS or ARAP are living within your district within Government funded bridging accommodation.
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