Affordable Housing: Migrants
Commons · Question 17453 · Tabled 9 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance has his Department given on whether the provision of accommodation to asylum seekers can be included in the definition of affordable housing provided under the Nati
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 Jul 2026
Asylum accommodation is provided under sections 4, 95 and 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and is defined by the purpose for which it is provided and its adequacy. The definition of affordable housing is set out in the glossary of the National Pl...