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Asylum: Housing

Asked by David SimmondsConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 11 June 2026UIN 6870

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 123202 on Asylum: Housing, if she will set out the timetable for selecting the local authorities to take place in the council-led asylum accommodation pilots.

Answered by Alex Norris

We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum accommodation that achieves value for money and supports asylum system reform. Further detail will be provided in due course. However, further information on responses or guidance given to interested local authorities on the new accommodation model is considered commercially sensitive.

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