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Asylum: Social Rented Housing

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79576

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of people granted asylum who now reside in social housing since 5 July 2024.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

My Department does not hold data on the number of people granted asylum who now reside in social housing since 5 July 2024.

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