Thousands Of Afghans To Be Evicted From Home Office Hotels With No Housing Offer

Thousands of Afghan refugees brought to the UK during the Kabul evacuation will be evicted from their Home Office hotels with no offer of housing, the government has revealed.

- HOLLY BANCROFT

A Home Office letter, seen by The Independent, has been sent to Afghans living in government hotels telling them that they need to start searching for private rented accommodation as existing support will end from 2 May.

Around 8,000 Afghans are living in hotels in the UK after fleeing the Taliban in August 2021. The government announced plans to evict them in March, saying the refugees would be given a few months' notice. But initial reports said all refugees would be offered a property to live in.

Now, the Home Office has said that only "some Afghan families will receive one option of housing from the government". A government factsheet on the changes says: "Most families will not receive an offer of accommodation from the Home Office".