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Hotel Usage and Costs

The long-term reliance on hotels for asylum accommodation, which has driven costs beyond initial forecasts, and criticisms of the Home Office's handling of this issue.

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Jan 30, 2026
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What assumptions underlie the Home Office’s £11 billion projection for asylum costs by 2026 and which have been criticised?

’s oft-cited projection that asylum accommodation could cost about a year by 2026 rests on a small set of measurable assumptions — chiefly the number of people receiving asylum support and the per‑nig...