Written Question·Home Office·UIN 4834

Undocumented Migrants: Housing

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 17 September 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many beds are reserved to house irregular migrants; and what the cost is of those beds.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office does not reserve beds for irregular migrants. 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 ap...
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