Asylum: Housing
Commons · Question 6863 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124784, on Housing: Asylum, whether funding for the pilots has now been (a) allocated or (b) provided to specific local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 11 Jun 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. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...