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Written question asked by Lewis Cocking (Conservative) on Monday, 14 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2025. It was answered by Rushanara Ali (Labour) on Monday, 21 July 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.


Housing: Asylum and Foreign Nationals

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of (a) emergency and (b) long-term accommodation has been allocated to (i) asylum seekers and (ii) foreign nationals in the last 12 months.

Answer

The Home Office publishes data on individuals placed in accommodation in the gov.uk ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on asylum seekers in receipt of support, individuals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, and those resettled via the Afghan Resettlement Programme, is published in table Reg_02 of the gov.uk ‘Regional and local authority data’, including breakdowns by accommodation type.

The department does not hold data on how many foreign nationals are accommodated in emergency or long-term accommodation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
67540
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Asylum Housing Foreign nationals
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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