PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Undocumented Migrants: Ashfield (4 October 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are housed in Ashfield constituency; what accommodation is used to house those migrants; and what the cost is of housing those migrants.

Asked by:
Lee Anderson (Reform UK)

The Government is determined to restore order to the asylum system so that it operates swiftly, firmly and fairly. This includes identifying a range of options to reduce the use of hotels over time and ensuring efficiency and value for money across all accommodation arrangements.

The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation, by local authority, can be found within the Asy_D11 tab for our most recent stats release: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

The total expenditure on asylum is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at HO annual reports and accounts- HO annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

Answered by:
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour)
11 October 2024