High housing costs in Skipton and Settle are one reason for refugees leaving the area.
All the refugees who arrived in a rural area of North Yorkshire as part of a government resettlement scheme have now left the area.
A group of Syrian families who were given accommodation in Skipton as part of the UK Resettlement Scheme have now relocated, and although Afghan nationals have remained in Craven, they had not arrived via the same programme., a total of 175 people from war-torn countries such as Iraq and Sudan have been placed in North Yorkshire through the scheme since 2021, and Harrogate has become a "hub" for the Syrian community, who have built their own mosque.
"They feel, and I can see the point, that people are happier if there are others around who speak the same language.Ms Pedley also pointed to high accommodation costs in Skipton and Settle and a shortage of social housing.
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