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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Patrick SpencerConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 76917

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the cost of housing asylum seekers in (a) hotels, (b) private rental accommodation and (c) council housing in each of the last five financial years.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK.

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