Asylum: Housing
Commons · Question 112813 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish timelines for (a) asylum housing pilots and (b) funding to trial local delivery of housing for people seeking asylum.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 23 Feb 2026
We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities and cut asylum costs.The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Gove...