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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Noyce

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers evicted from hotels ‘at risk of homelessness due to housing shortage’

PA

Thousands of Afghan asylum seekers being evicted from Home Office hotels face homelessness due to a housing shortage and long waiting lists, council leaders have warned.

The government announced in March that 8,000 Afghans living in the UK after fleeing the Taliban in August 2021 would have to leave their government-paid for hotels by the end of August because it could no longer help with housing.

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