Afghan and Ukrainian families to be rehomed in Greater Manchester neighbourhood
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSome 20 families from Afghanistan and Ukraine are to be housed in Salford under a resettlement scheme funded by the Government.
The city council has been asked to provide affordable accommodation for the refugees following an agreement with the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Funding has come from the Local Authority Housing Fund which has allocated a total of £750million across local authorities in England for the accommodation of Afghan and Ukrainian households, arriving in the UK via resettlement and relocation schemes.
Salford has been allocated an undisclosed amount of the cash and given a target to deliver 20 homes. READ MORE: 'Am I going to die?' - Hospital told woman she had breast cancer via an email READ MORE: The year 'all hell broke loose' at Manchester Black Friday sales with 'punch ups and broken bones' Housing association ForHousing and the city council’s own company Derive Group have agreed to supply the accommodation, according to a report presented to the city council’s cabinet on Tuesday November 28, which was agreed behind closed doors.
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