Written Question·Home Office·UIN 23875

Asylum: Aberdeen

Tabled: 26 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National PartyAberdeen North

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of offers for dispersal accommodation for asylum seekers in Aberdeen have been made to asylum seekers staying in (a) contingency and (b) bridging hotel accommodation in Sc

Answer

Bridging hotel accommodation was previously used to temporarily house Afghans resettling in the UK and has not been used to accommodate asylum seekers. As of 31 August 2023, we have successfully ended the use of bridging hotels for legally resettled Afgha...

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