Written questions

Multiple Occupation: Undocumented Migrants

Commons · Question 87305 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of houses of multiple occupation being used to accommodate illegal migrants on (a) the wider private rented housing sector (b)

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Nov 2025

In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and subsistence support while their applications for asylum are being considered. Accommodation is pr...