The Home Office publishes Afghan Operational data, including information on arrivals and grants of indefinite leave to remain under the Afghan schemes. This publication is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-resettlement-programme-operational-data.

Data on the number of individuals evacuated under Operation Pitting and subsequently granted indefinite leave to remain who have voluntarily returned to Afghanistan are not included in and are not available at this time

Travel to Afghanistan does not automatically negate an individual's eligibility for, or benefit from, an Afghan Resettlement Scheme.

Afghan Resettlement Schemes do not prohibit individuals who have been granted settlement in the UK from travelling to Afghanistan. As with other holders of ILR, settled status will normally lapse automatically if an individual remains outside the UK for a continuous period of two years or more.

The Ministry of Defence is primarily responsible for supporting those who leave the armed forces and offers a range of “resettlement” services. This includes support into employment through the Career Transition Partnership (CTP). DWP can provide employment support to complement that provided by the CTP, including from Work Coaches in Jobcentres, and from our Armed Forces Champions for those veterans who need additional help and support.

The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) is delivered through close cross-government collaboration, with the Home Office working alongside the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as local authorities and strategic partners.

ARP governance is under continuous review to support its effective operational delivery. This includes ongoing work to refine programme plans and key performance indicators. Work is also underway to strengthen cross-government management information, including improvements to data sharing and reporting, to support consistent oversight and decision-making.

We continue to assess the challenges associated with relocating eligible individuals and supporting their move from transitional accommodation (TA) into settled accommodation. These include housing availability, local authority capacity, and access to employment and public services. The government works closely with partners to address these issues through funding, operational support and engagement with the housing sector. The impact of the nine-month limit for transitional accommodation is kept under review, with support provided to help families secure settled homes.

Engagement with delivery partners and service users informs improvements across accommodation, integration support and programme coordination, and these lessons are helping shape future resettlement schemes.

There are also positive examples of integration, including progress in employment, education, English language and community participation, with many families successfully rebuilding their lives in the UK.

The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) is delivered through close cross-government collaboration, with the Home Office working alongside the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as local authorities and strategic partners.

ARP governance is under continuous review to support its effective operational delivery. This includes ongoing work to refine programme plans and key performance indicators. Work is also underway to strengthen cross-government management information, including improvements to data sharing and reporting, to support consistent oversight and decision-making.

We continue to assess the challenges associated with relocating eligible individuals and supporting their move from transitional accommodation (TA) into settled accommodation. These include housing availability, local authority capacity, and access to employment and public services. The government works closely with partners to address these issues through funding, operational support and engagement with the housing sector. The impact of the nine-month limit for transitional accommodation is kept under review, with support provided to help families secure settled homes.

Engagement with delivery partners and service users informs improvements across accommodation, integration support and programme coordination, and these lessons are helping shape future resettlement schemes.

There are also positive examples of integration, including progress in employment, education, English language and community participation, with many families successfully rebuilding their lives in the UK.

The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) is delivered through close cross-government collaboration, with the Home Office working alongside the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as local authorities and strategic partners.

ARP governance is under continuous review to support its effective operational delivery. This includes ongoing work to refine programme plans and key performance indicators. Work is also underway to strengthen cross-government management information, including improvements to data sharing and reporting, to support consistent oversight and decision-making.

We continue to assess the challenges associated with relocating eligible individuals and supporting their move from transitional accommodation (TA) into settled accommodation. These include housing availability, local authority capacity, and access to employment and public services. The government works closely with partners to address these issues through funding, operational support and engagement with the housing sector. The impact of the nine-month limit for transitional accommodation is kept under review, with support provided to help families secure settled homes.

Engagement with delivery partners and service users informs improvements across accommodation, integration support and programme coordination, and these lessons are helping shape future resettlement schemes.

There are also positive examples of integration, including progress in employment, education, English language and community participation, with many families successfully rebuilding their lives in the UK.

The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) is delivered through close cross-government collaboration, with the Home Office working alongside the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as local authorities and strategic partners.

ARP governance is under continuous review to support its effective operational delivery. This includes ongoing work to refine programme plans and key performance indicators. Work is also underway to strengthen cross-government management information, including improvements to data sharing and reporting, to support consistent oversight and decision-making.

We continue to assess the challenges associated with relocating eligible individuals and supporting their move from transitional accommodation (TA) into settled accommodation. These include housing availability, local authority capacity, and access to employment and public services. The government works closely with partners to address these issues through funding, operational support and engagement with the housing sector. The impact of the nine-month limit for transitional accommodation is kept under review, with support provided to help families secure settled homes.

Engagement with delivery partners and service users informs improvements across accommodation, integration support and programme coordination, and these lessons are helping shape future resettlement schemes.

There are also positive examples of integration, including progress in employment, education, English language and community participation, with many families successfully rebuilding their lives in the UK.

The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) is delivered through close cross-government collaboration, with the Home Office working alongside the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, as well as local authorities and strategic partners.

ARP governance is under continuous review to support its effective operational delivery. This includes ongoing work to refine programme plans and key performance indicators. Work is also underway to strengthen cross-government management information, including improvements to data sharing and reporting, to support consistent oversight and decision-making.

We continue to assess the challenges associated with relocating eligible individuals and supporting their move from transitional accommodation (TA) into settled accommodation. These include housing availability, local authority capacity, and access to employment and public services. The government works closely with partners to address these issues through funding, operational support and engagement with the housing sector. The impact of the nine-month limit for transitional accommodation is kept under review, with support provided to help families secure settled homes.

Engagement with delivery partners and service users informs improvements across accommodation, integration support and programme coordination, and these lessons are helping shape future resettlement schemes.

There are also positive examples of integration, including progress in employment, education, English language and community participation, with many families successfully rebuilding their lives in the UK.

In the Restoring Order and Control policy statement, published in November 2025, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme and capped routes for refugee and displaced students to come to the UK to study or for work.

The delivery of the new routes will support the Government’s overall objective of providing an orderly and controlled system of safe and legal routes that is aligned with community capacity to welcome refugees.

Work is underway to deliver the new routes. Further details will be set out in due course.