Written Question·Home Office·UIN 52624

Asylum: Housing

Tabled: 15 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what type of (a) tenancy and (b) licence (i) her Department and (ii) its contractors use to house asylum seekers.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office’s Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract providers grant licences for the occupation of accommodation under section 4 or Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.