Written questions

Asylum: Housing

Commons · Question 85954 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025, to Question 71461, on Asylum: Housing, what steps do (a) her Department and (b) its contractors follow if a local authority objects to specific asylum accom

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 5 Nov 2025

Our contracted providers consult with local authorities on every Dispersal Accommodation bedspace before it is procured with the relevant local authority. If the local authority and provider do not agree, the Home Office reviews it and considers the evide...