FOI Request - Refugee and Asylum Seekers being Accommodated
Request 101003773721
1. In each year since 2020-21, including the current year to date, how many refugees and asylum seekers have been accommodated by the council? Please provide all accommodation types e.g. Hotel, B&B, homeless accommodation, council houses, temporary accommodation etc.
Response 22-05-2025
1.
| 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | |
| VPRS, ARAP and UKRS schemes | 29 people (7 families) |
29 people (7 families) |
35 people (8 families) |
57 people (15 families) |
80 people (26 families) |
| UASC | <5* | <5* | 8 people | 16 people | 14 people |
* The low numbers associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore numbers of pupils between 1 and 5 have been redacted and marked with an asterisk instead. This response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.
All VPRS, ARAP and UKRS tenants have been accommodated in council tenancies. None in have been accommodated hotels, B and Bs, or any other type of homeless accommodation. The UASC tenants have been accommodated in both supported lodgings and then council tenancies. There are other families being accommodated in Moray under the UKRS scheme, but they are with host families – not being accommodated by the council.
Key
VPRS – Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme
ARAP – Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy
UKRS – United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme
UASC – Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children