Written Question·Home Office·UIN 3444

Undocumented Migrants: Great Yarmouth

Tabled: 30 August 2024

Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are housed in the Great Yarmouth Borough Council area; what accommodation is used to house those migrants; and what the cost is of housing those migrants.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, 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.Data on the number of...

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