Since 2020, the Home Office has increasingly used hotels to accommodate asylum seekers due to rising demand and a shortage of alternative accommodation. The previous Public Accounts Committee had raised concerns about the Home Office’s lack of effective engagement with local authorities regarding the impact of such accommodation on local areas.102 We asked the Home Office how it is addressing the problems raised with us by councils, and it told us that it has since implemented more structured...

Since 2020, the Home Office has increasingly used hotels to accommodate asylum seekers due to rising demand and a shortage of alternative accommodation. The previous Public Accounts Committee had raised concerns about the Home Office’s lack of effective engagement with local authorities regarding the impact of such accommodation on local areas.102 We asked the Home Office how it is addressing the problems raised with us by councils, and it told us that it has since implemented more structured engagement processes with local authorities and relevant community groups.103 It explained that it has funded 125 “asylum move–on” liaison officers to w Type: conclusion | Number: 29 | Response status: under_consideration