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...