The Treasury must “urgently” confirm extra funding before councils can start making offers to house Afghan refugees according to a leaked document.
It suggests the cost of supporting those coming to the UK over the next 10 years could be significantly higher than £2.5bn.
The report suggests a shortfall in the cash committed by Whitehall so far.
A government spokesperson said hundreds of Afghan nationals who had worked alongside the British in Afghanistan had already been welcomed to the UK.
Labour’s shadow home secretary, Nick Thomas-Symonds, said it was “deeply worrying” that the government was “failing to step up and play its role in providing national coordination, leadership and support” and Labour has demanded further financial support.
The Treasury has been asked to comment on the contents of the leaked document.
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