Written question asked by Rupert Lowe (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 21 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 January 2026. It was answered by Alex Norris (Labour) on Thursday, 29 January 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Undocumented Migrants: Temporary Accommodation
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost was of providing accommodation in hotels and other contingency accommodation to illegal migrants in 2025.
- Answer
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We do not report and hold data at this granularity, including by method of arrival, and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost.
The Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract (AASC) Requirements below gives a detailed breakdown of all the services to be undertaken by our accommodation providers and to the standards we expect. Full details of this can be found here: http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2018-1112/AASC_-_Schedule_2_-_Statement_of_Requirements.pdf.
The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the: Home Office annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 - GOV.UK.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 107549
- Session
- 2024-26
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Expenditure Undocumented migrants Temporary accommodation
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2026-01-29 14:48:06 +0000
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