Asylum: Private Rented Housing
Commons · Question 76291 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Chris Philp
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether landlords in Croydon are being offered rents above market rates to house asylum seekers.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 16 Sep 2025
The Home Office has a legal obligation to provide accommodation for asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute, whilst their claims are being processed.This Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, f...