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Asylum: Finance

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 15 December 2025UIN 98627

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing asylum expenditure data by constituency.

Answered by Alex Norris

The department publishes asylum expenditure data at national or regional level, which is more robust and meaningful for policy and operational purposes.

All available information on asylum expenditure is published in the Home Office Annual Report and accounts at Home Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab). Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, including hotels, and by local authority can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent statistics release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab).

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