Hundreds of Britons offer to host Afghan refugees after fall of Kabul

Many have signed up with charities that connect refugees and asylum seekers with hosts around UK

• As Afghan refugees arrive in the UK, what can you do to help?

Hundreds of Britons have offered to host Afghan refugees in their homes since the UK government started evacuation flights after the fall of Kabul.

In August, 998 people have signed up to be hosts with Rooms for Refugees, a Glasgow-based community housing network which has 10,000 hosts on its books across the UK. Another 824 people have offered up their spare rooms to Afghans via another charity, Refugees at Home, in the last two weeks.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3BgjN4b