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Asylum: Housing

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 6 January 2026UIN 100678

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much has been paid by her Department to contractors for residential properties in the Upper Bann constituency that were unoccupied at the time of payment in each of the last three financial years.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Department only makes payments for Dispersed Accommodation properties when they are occupied. Consequently, no payments have been made for unoccupied properties in the Upper Bann constituency during the period in question.

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