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Asylum: Housing

Commons · Question 78021 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department’s policy is on housing of asylum seekers in houses of multiple occupancy.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 20 Oct 2025

The government is committed to reducing reliance on hotels by expanding the overall supply of dispersal and temporary accommodation, including through the private sector. Local authorities are consulted on all dispersed accommodation before it is procured...