Guidance

Bridging accommodation exit plans for resettled Afghans

How the government will implement plans to end the use of bridging accommodation.

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Home Office
Published
31 May 2023
Last updated
26 March 2024 — See all updates

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Bridging accommodation exit and interim accommodation provision for the ACRS and ARAP: policy guidance

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This guidance only applies to Afghan arrivals on ACRS and ARAP schemes who entered bridging accommodation before August 2023.

This guidance sets out the Home Office’s current policy position relating to those who:

  • were legally resettled under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) or Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP)
  • currently live in bridging accommodation or interim accommodation

Updates to this page

Published 31 May 2023
Last updated 26 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. The provision of interim accommodation for medical case households has been extended to 30 April 2024.

  2. The following section has been updated due to new policy changes: 'When will the provision of interim accommodation for pre-matched households end?'

  3. Added more information about interim accommodation for households with serious medical needs, including the evidence they need to provide, support they'll receive and when the interim accommodation provision will end.

  4. The policy on provision of interim accommodation has been updated.

  5. First published.

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