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Home Secretary grilled on use of Treasury reserves to fund asylum hotels

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has declined to rule out using Treasury reserves to pay for emergency asylum accommodation, as she vowed to “end the use of hotels”. Her shadow James Cleverly rejected allegations that the previous government left ...

21 Oct 2024 at 16:47

End to asylum seekers in hotels ‘a fair way off’ despite latest fall

More than 32,000 asylum seekers were being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of March, as one expert predicted the Government meeting its pledge to end the use of such accommodation “still seems a fair way off”. The figure of 32,345 ...

22 May 2025 at 13:01

Home Office minister has ‘clocked’ asylum accommodation break clause next year

The Home Office is piloting different ways to provide asylum accommodation ahead of break clauses for major contracts coming up next year. Home Office minister Dame Angela Eagle told a committee of MPs she has “clocked” the break in the ...

10 Jun 2025 at 18:20

How many asylum seekers are in UK hotels and why are they being housed there?

The subject of asylum seekers being housed in hotels has come into sharp focus after a High Court ruling. On Tuesday, Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the ...

20 Aug 2025 at 17:35

Home Office took ‘poor approach’ to asylum barracks announcement – Swinney

The Home Office took a “poor approach” to the announcement of plans to house around 300 asylum seekers at a military barracks in Inverness, John Swinney has said. The announcement came on Tuesday, but the Scottish Government said ...

29 Oct 2025 at 14:24

Scottish Government ‘stands ready’ to work with UK ministers on asylum barracks

The Scottish Government “stands ready” to work with the UK Government on housing asylum seekers at military barracks in Inverness despite an “intense level of frustration” around engagement. The Home Office announced on Tuesday ...

29 Oct 2025 at 17:06

How and where are asylum seekers given accommodation in the UK?

People who apply for asylum in the UK move through different types of accommodation while waiting to hear if their claim has been approved. Here the PA news agency explains how the system works and what the latest data shows. ...

28 Oct 2025 at 14:49

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