Government spends £1m a day to house Afghan refugees in hotels a year on from Taliban takeover

Around 9,500 people who fled the country are still waiting to be matched with permanent homes

Approximately 350 councils across the UK are understood to have pledged their support in housing refugees.

But he said that, as of the week commencing June 13, there were fewer than 100 properties available to match families with. Lord Harrington said most of those in hotels were larger families and therefore needed properties with at least four bedrooms and his department was reaching out to the private sector to boost offers of homes.

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