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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 22 May 2025UIN 52624

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what type of (a) tenancy and (b) licence (i) her Department and (ii) its contractors use to house asylum seekers.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office’s Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract providers grant licences for the occupation of accommodation under section 4 or Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

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