Asylum: Housing
Commons · Question 27663 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to introduce a statutory consultation duty with local authorities prior to establishing asylum accommodation sites.
Answer
Answered by Anna Turley, 15 Sep 2026
Since 2022, the Home Office has adopted a policy of Full Dispersal, which works to ensure that Asylum accommodation is equitably distributed across the country and that a small number of Local Authorities are not unduly burdened. The Asylum Accommodation ...