About 2,000 children of Afghan Families brought to the UK due to their support from the British, living in hotels, military bases and other temporary houses, have been revealed by new data.
There are 3,880 people, Afghan brought to Britain under rehabilitation programThose who are living in transitional housing, waiting for a more permanent house, revealed the government data released on Thursday.
The government has said that by the end of March 2025, there were “about half” of these 3,880 children. Families are also being kept in military bases around Britain. House office Hotel and other temporary housing.
Rehabilitation plan is designed to help them Afghan Those who worked with British soldiers or closely, or who supported the objectives of the British government during the war – many of which face oppression under the Taliban rule.
The number of people being brought to Britain under Afghan schemes is increasing. Data shows that 7,736 people were settled in the year ending March 2025, which increased by 17 percent last year.
The military bases being used include Lessesterresire, Wiltshire, South Wales, Inovernaness and Dorset. The Afghan families are living at the bases on a transitional basis before they are taken to homes on other barracks, council properties, or more permanent houses, which are ring-fed for those in forces.
Mods have gone out of more permanent houses for these Afghan colleagues and some hotels are now opened to the house Afghan families, while they wait.
Mods and home offices are also contacting with local councils to find additional housing for them.
There has been an increase in the number of Afghans living in this transitional residence in the UK, with 3,035 people recorded as a living in this temporary residence at the end of September 2024.
Data received by Independent earlier this year It has been shown that 1,015 service family housing houses were being used for Afghan colleagues by 1 January 2025. These houses are available to families up to three years.
MOD is currently doing an undertaking Review of some 2,000 rehabilitation applications From Afghans to two with reliable links special Forces Units CF333 and ATF444, who worked closely with soldiers of special forces from the UK during the war in Afghanistan.
After the failures, it was reviewed how their application for the sanctuary was denied.
