Asylum: Housing
Commons · Question 2171 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 May 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of a family's long-distance move between asylum accommodations when the child is taking major exams such as GCSEs on that child's education.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 27 May 2026
Accommodation is offered on a no-choice basis across the United Kingdom.However, as set out in the Allocation of Asylum Accommodation policy, accommodation may be temporarily arranged in a certain location where a child has started their final school or c...