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Asylum Accommodation Policy

Asylum Accommodation Policy, led by the Home Office, addresses the provision and management of housing for asylum seekers in the UK, including placement in hotels, bed-and-breakfast, and longer-term accommodation. Current policy challenges include value-for-money concerns, reliance on expensive nightly-paid accommodation, family suitability standards, and coordination with local authorities. The policy is actively under review with recommendations for reform.


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2 Mar 2026 | Announcement Home Office linked

Asylum changes

UIN: HCWS1373 This country will always provide sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution. But we must also ensure our asylum system is not creating pull factors that draw people on dangerous journeys across the world, fuelling and funding the …

2 Mar 2026 | Announcement Home Office linked

Asylum changes

UIN: HLWS1377 My rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department (Shabana Mahmood) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:This country will always provide sanctuary to those fleeing war and persecution. But we must also ensure …

30 Jul 2024 | Announcement Home Office linked

Afghan Resettlement

UIN: HCWS45 In August 2021, following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the UK undertook a military evacuation from Kabul. This evacuation is known as Operation Pitting.During Operation Pitting, the UK Government “called forward” a number of people for evacuation....

16 Apr 2024 | Announcement Home Office linked

Asylum Hotel Exits

UIN: HCWS407 The Government is committed to implementing effective measures to address the challenges posed by irregular migration, ensure the integrity of our borders, and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. Whilst allowing the Home Office to fulfil its statutory …

16 Apr 2024 | Announcement Home Office linked

Asylum Hotel Exits

UIN: HLWS405 My hon Friend the Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border (Tom Pursglove) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:The Government is committed to implementing effective measures to address the challenges posed by irregular m...

8 Dec 2021 | Announcement Home Office linked

Asylum policy

UIN: HCWS452 Following the October 2018 publication of the Lift the Ban coalition’s report into asylum seeker right to work policy, which concluded that amending the policy could generate £42m per year for the Government, the former Home Secretary – …

8 Dec 2021 | Announcement Home Office linked

Asylum policy

UIN: HLWS439 My hon Friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice and Tackling Illegal Migration (Tom Pursglove) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Following the October 2018 publication of the Lift the Ban coalition’s report in...