Which government or charity program provides free housing in Lakanwal's area and who qualifies?

1. Who is “Lakanwal” and why housing questions follow him — resettlement context

News reporting connects Rahmanullah Lakanwal to an Afghan refugee household that arrived under U.S. evacuation/resettlement processes and lived with U.S. sponsors; a U.S. couple reportedly “sponsored Lakanwal & his family in 2021 as part of Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome program” and hosted or helped raise funds for the family before later controversy after a criminal incident ^[1]. That reporting frames his presence in the U.S. as the result of a government‑run evacuation/resettlement program rather than a local government “free housing” benefit ^[1].

2. U.S. resettlement vs. ongoing housing assistance — different systems

Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) facilitated Afghan evacuations and initial resettlement; private sponsors and charities sometimes provided short‑term lodging or assistance for newly resettled families, as in the case described in reporting about the Creightons hosting and fundraising for the family ^[1]. Available sources do not describe long‑term, universal “free housing” automatically provided by the U.S. government to evacuees; instead, they show a mix of federal programs, local housing supports and nonprofit aid ^[1]. Federal housing agencies and nonprofit partners (e.g., HUD programs, HUD‑approved nonprofit lists) play roles in broader U.S. housing assistance, but the reporting provided does not tie a single “free housing” entitlement to newly arrived Afghan families ^{[5] [6]}.

3. If you mean India/Karnataka: state and central affordable‑housing programs

If the geographic question refers to Karnataka or India, multiple government schemes aim to provide subsidized or affordable houses. The Karnataka “One Lakh Housing Scheme” (and related Karnataka housing initiatives in 2025) and the central Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana are presented in coverage as targeting Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Low Income Groups (LIG) and other underprivileged categories with eligibility rules like household income limits and not owning a pucca house anywhere in India ^{[2] [3] [4]}. State guides describe apartment sizes (e.g., minimum carpet area ~30 sqm) and application mechanics for particular urban schemes ^[2].

4. Typical eligibility rules and who qualifies (what the sources say)

Across the cited guides and scheme descriptions the recurring eligibility features are: beneficiaries must belong to target income categories (EWS/LIG/MIG depending on scheme), be first‑time homebuyers, and not already own a pucca house anywhere in the country; some programs add residency or constituency‑level application steps for city‑specific projects ^{[2] [3] [4]}. Specific criteria and quotas (e.g., apartment types by family size, social‑category reservations) vary by scheme and by state, so precise qualification requires checking the implementing agency’s rules for that project ^{[2] [3]}.

5. Charities and nonprofits: supplementary, not universal free housing

Charities often provide shelter, temporary housing or pathway support for homeless people and refugees; lists of housing charities show a variety of programs from temporary shelters to programs that help buy homes or provide financing, but these are independent from government entitlement schemes and vary widely by locale and mission ^{[7] [8]}. For refugees resettled under programs like OAW, private sponsors, faith groups and NGOs are commonly the ones providing short‑term housing and assistance, as illustrated in the reporting about the private U.S. couple who hosted and fundraised for the Afghan family ^{[1] [7]}.

6. What reporting does not say — limits and next steps

Available sources do not mention a “free housing” program explicitly named for “Lakanwal’s area” or a single, ongoing government entitlement automatically housing that family long‑term ^[1]. They also do not provide documents of the precise eligibility paperwork for the Karnataka One Lakh Scheme beyond summary guides, so confirming individual eligibility requires consulting the implementing agency (state housing department/Karnataka Housing Board) or HUD/local housing authorities for U.S. cases ^{[2] [3] [5]}.

If you want a definitive answer for a specific address or person, identify the country and locality (e.g., U.S. city or an Indian state/constituency) and I will pull the exact program rules and official application links from the appropriate authority cited in the sources above ^{[2] [3] [5]}.