Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what funding the Government plans to allocate to local authorities for housing Syrian refugees; and if he will make a statement.

Under the expanded Vulnerable Persons scheme, local authorities’ costs for the first year of a Syrian refugees resettlement are funded from the Overseas Development Assistance budget. To ensure that local authorities can plan ahead we will also provide additional funding to assist with costs incurred in future years (2 to 5). The Government is working closely with the Local Government Association and individual councils on the details of how funding arrangements for years 2 to 5 will operate.