Written Question·Home Office·UIN 25582

Asylum: Hotels

Tabled: 21 January 2025

Answered: 29 January 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to inform local communities before migrants are housed in hotel accommodation in that area.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.The Home Office liaises with statutory partners, including local authorities,...

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