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Asylum: Private Rented Housing

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 May 2025UIN 50965

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of privately-owned properties that are being used to house asylum seekers.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Available data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including dispersed accommodation, is published quarterly and can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent statistics release. The data can also be broken down by local authority.

Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK.

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