Written Question·Home Office·UIN 13735

Asylum: Rented Housing

Tabled: 12 November 2024
Answered: 20 November 2024

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many properties her Department has rented for the temporary housing of asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their claim for asylum since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
As was the case under the previous government, the Home Office does not rent properties; it discharges its statutory duties for accommodating destitute asylum seekers through a contract with three main accommodation providers, which was agreed by previous...
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