Written Question·Home Office·UIN 6899

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Sorcha Eastwood

AllianceLagan Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time asylum seeker families are spending in contingency accommodation is in (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office does not publish information regarding the length of time spent in contingency accommodation by asylum seekers. This period of time is determined by a number of factors including overall demand and availability of dispersal accommodation a...

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