Written Question·Home Office·UIN 107552

Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation

Tabled: 21 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore BritainGreat Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels and other accommodation sites were used for illegal migrant accommodation in 2025; and what the average occupancy was across those sites.

Answer

Alex Norris
At its peak under the previous government, around 400 hotels were used to accommodate asylum seekers – costing £9 million per day. That figure is now under 200 - the government remains committed no longer using hotels to accommodate asylum seekers by the ...

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