The London Mayor said he will expand his new Right to Buy-back fund to help councils purchase homes which could be used to resettle families arriving from Afghanistan
Mayor said he will expand his new Right to Buy-back fund to help councils purchase homes which could be used to resettle families arriving from Afghanistan.
The scheme will work by councils submitting bids to the Buy-back fund, which allows them to buy former council homes back from the private sector.Mr Khan said: ‘It has been devastating to watch the crisis unfold in Afghanistan and I’m determined to do everything in my power to support those escaping the country.’
Dr Nooralhaq Nasimi, director of the UK’s Afghanistan and Central Asian Association, said: ‘With the crisis unfolding in Afghanistan many Afghan refugees will be desperately looking for a safe place to call home. The Ministry of Defence says the UK has evacuated almost 7,000 Afghan individuals and their families out of Kabul.The rescue flights are due to end by August 31 despite fears that thousands of eligible people will be left behind.
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