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Government struggles to slash foreign aid spent on asylum hotels
- The UK Home Office spent £2.3 billion on asylum seeker accommodation in 2024/25, mainly covering hotel costs for over 32,000 people nationwide.
- The increase in spending relates to agreements made in 2019 under the Conservative administration, which were initially projected to cost £4.5 billion but are now forecasted to reach £15.3 billion over a decade.
- Officials say the government is speeding up asylum decisions and increasing removals to end asylum hotels and save £4 billion by 2026, despite only slight reductions in ODA spending this year.
- Gideon Rabinowitz, Bond's policy director, criticized the £2.2 billion aid diversion as "unsustainable" and "poor value for money," warning it harms vital international development efforts.
- The continued use of foreign aid to fund asylum hotels raises concerns about the impact on global poverty programs and reflects ongoing challenges in reducing these costs.
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Is the UK really spending £2.2bn of foreign aid budget on asylum hotels?
Labour has pledged to “end asylum hotels, saving the taxpayer billions of pounds” but an official report shows Home Office plans for spending on foreign aid to support asylum seekers is only set to reduce by around £1m this financial year.New figures show billions in overseas development assistance (ODA) alone is still being spent to support asylum seekers, including housing them in the UK.Here The i Paper looks at claims around the UK’s expendi…
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