Dorset Council have been granted £1.7 million to provide seven homes for refugees from Afghanistan.
The government money will also help house homeless families who are at risk of being placed in Bed and Breakfast accommodations.
The Ministry of Defence has previously used Chickerell Camp near Weymouth to house those who have supported Military in Afghanistan.
Dorset Council will have to propose authority to agree on a partnership with match-funding from a registered housing provider.