New migration data reveals a sharp decline in asylum seekers accommodated in hotels, with numbers halving over the past year and 13 hotel closures reported in the last month alone. While legal arrivals and asylum claims have also fallen, the government’s shift toward housing more asylum seekers in privately rented properties—particularly houses in multiple occupation—has risen in response. Officials attribute the broader reduction in crossings, including a 23% drop in small boat arrivals, to heightened trafficking enforcement efforts. The changes reflect ongoing reforms to the asylum system, though concerns remain over the long-term impact of moving from state-run hotels to private accommodation.
Small boat crossings also down 23% year-on-year, with Home Office citing more trafficking arrestsUK politics live – latest updatesThe number of asylum seekers living in hotels has halved within a year, including 13 closures over the past month alone, according to new migration statistics.Sweeping changes to the asylum system have also seen a significant drop in legal arrivals and asylum claims. But the numbers of asylum seekers who are now being housed in private accommodation has increased, as the government shifts numbers being housed in hotels into privately rented houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). Continue reading...
