Twenty Afghan and Ukrainian families to be resettled in Salford

Twenty families from Afghanistan and Ukraine are to relocate to Salford after a £750 million investment.

The investment was funded by the local authority housing fund, across local authorities in England for the accommodation of Afghan and Ukrainian households, arriving in the UK via resettlement and relocation schemes.

Deputy City Mayor, Councillor John Merry, said: “Salford city council had been asked by the Government to provide twenty units of accommodation for Afghan and Ukrainian households who have arrived in the UK via resettlement and relocation schemes.”

Salford has been allocated an undisclosed amount of the money and has been given a target to deliver 20 homes.

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 today (Tuesday November 28) which was agreed behind closed doors.

Merry further said: “ForHousing has committed to buying 15 units for this purpose and Derive will use the Government grant funding to build five units.

“These twenty units of additional accommodation were not taken from the affordable housing pipeline earmarked for the general housing waiting list.  After the Government schemes end, the housing will be added to ForHousing and Derive’s housing supply.”