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Asylum: Housing

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 71449

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 75 of the Home Office's annual report and accounts 2024-25, published in July 2025, HC1133, what the total cost of asylum accommodation was in 2024-25.

Answered by Alex Norris

Wider asylum accommodation costs other than hotels are not routinely published by the Home Office.

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