Written Question·Home Office·UIN 86693

Asylum: Housing

Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025
Named Day

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the average number of asylum seekers who are housed in each property procured for dispersal accommodation in each local authority in Greater Manchester.

Answer

Alex Norris
The Home Office has a legal obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute by providing appropriate support which usually includes accommodation.The Home Office does not disclose information about average number of asylum seekers wh...

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