David Hanson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by David Hanson on 2014-04-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for how long funding will be made available to local authorities for accepting refugees from Syria under the vulnerable persons relocation scheme.

James Brokenshire

Central government will meet the full first year costs of the Vulnerable
Persons Relocation (VPR) scheme, including integration support, education and
healthcare costs. These timescales are consistent with those applied to our
funding of the Gateway Protection Programme. The level of support provided
will depend on the individual needs of beneficiaries, and will be assessed on a
case-by-case basis. Costs will be recovered wherever possible, including from
the EU.