Afghan Refugees Face Homelessness Crisis in UK

Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)_Monitoring, Local associations in different cities of the UK have been forced to temporarily accommodate Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan due to severe housing shortages, the UK Immigration Office has said.

Meanwhile, the list of house requests is long, thousands of Ukrainians, Syrians, Afghans, and citizens of other countries are included in this list, but access to houses for applicants is subject to the conditions and even the discretion of the authorities, and thus it is far from The request of Afghan refugees, who are forgotten people among Syrian and Ukrainian refugees, should be considered.

Local associations in the UK, which are mostly responsible for checking immigrants, have said that the authorities plan the transfer of refugees based on their own criteria, and in this category, Afghans are ranked lower than Ukrainians, Syrians, etc.

Urban associations in British, referring to the history of assisting refugees and resettling in this country, have stated that the government is increasing the pressure on them day by day.

The Local Government Association called for “better engagement with councils” and called on the Home Office to properly consider local concerns and impacts.
Currently, the housing issue in Britain is acute and even British citizens are experiencing homelessness, and this has increased the spirit of racism and obscurity against immigrants in Britain.

The situation is so serious and problematic that houses are rarely rented to Afghan refugees, at a high price, and under security conditions.