Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Afghan Citizen Resettlement Scheme & Relocation and Assistance Policy Grant.

The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) and Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy (ARAP) references in the Government grant statistics 2021-2022 relate to the resettlement tariff provided to local authorities. This grant contributes towards the cost of resettlement and integration for those being resettled and relocated under those schemes.

These funding arrangements are kept under regular review, including consideration of the integration outcomes being achieved for refugees using the available funding. We expect to conduct a data collection exercise with local authorities later this year to better understand the early integration outcomes being achieved for the ACRS and ARAP cohorts against a range of indicator of integration, including work, education and English language.