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Undocumented Migrants: Expenditure

Asked by Richard TiceReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 26 November 2024UIN 14776

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on (a) housing and (b) supporting individuals who entered the United Kingdom illegally in each of the last five years.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Overall asylum support costs are published in the Home Office’s Annual Report and Accounts, which is available through the following link:

Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Data for Financial Year for 2024-25 will be published following the end of the financial year and once the accounts have been laid before Parliament.

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