Number of asylum hotels falls to 185 after 11 close
Ministers said the closures will save nearly £65 million a year as asylum seekers move to larger, more basic accommodation sites.
- On Tuesday, April 14, ministers confirmed 11 asylum hotels will close, reducing total sites to 185 from a peak of around 400 under the previous Conservative government.
- Borders Minister Alex Norris stated hotel use had "spiralled out of control, costing taxpayers billions and dumping the consequences on local communities" despite being intended as temporary accommodation.
- The government projects annual savings of nearly £65 million, with 350 people already relocated to the Crowborough military barracks in East Sussex since January.
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp alleged the government is "shunting people from hotels into residential apartments to hide what is going on," arguing these apartments are "not available for young people struggling to get on the housing ladder."
- Ministers have pledged to end hotel use for asylum seekers by the next election, with the Home Office announcing that further closures will be announced soon.
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Oxfordshire asylum hotel shut down in latest round of government closures
The Home Office has announced Banbury House Hotel is one of 11 hotels across the UK which has been closed to asylum seekers.
UK Government Plans to Close All Asylum Hotels Before Election, Leaving Migrants Facing Possible Eviction
Hundreds of people living in asylum hotels in the United Kingdom have been forced to vacate the premises as the government begins closing them, following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's pledge to end the use of hotel accommodations before the next election. As of April this year, the government has closed 11 asylum hotels, with more expected to follow in the coming weeks. Home Office Minister Alex Norris said the move aims to reduce the number of …
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