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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Nick TimothyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 May 2025UIN 51515

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on contingency accommodation for (a) asylum seekers, (b) people granted asylum and (c) people in the country illegally in each year since 2020.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 - GOV.UK.

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