Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation
Commons · Question 107552 · Tabled 21 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many hotels and other accommodation sites were used for illegal migrant accommodation in 2025; and what the average occupancy was across those sites.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 29 Jan 2026
At its peak under the previous government, around 400 hotels were used to accommodate asylum seekers - costing £9 million per day. That figure is now under 200 - the government remains committed no longer using hotels to accommodate asylum seekers by the ...