Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 17453
Affordable Housing: Migrants
Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
David Simmonds
Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has his Department given on whether the provision of accommodation to asylum seekers can be included in the definition of affordable housing provided under the Nati
Answer
Matthew PennycookAsylum accommodation is provided under sections 4, 95 and 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and is defined by the purpose for which it is provided and its adequacy. The definition of affordable housing is set out in the glossary of the National Pl...
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