Number of asylum seekers in hotels halves in a year

Figures released today by the Home Office show that there was also a fall across legal migration arrivals, asylum claims and small boat arrivals.

Number of asylum seekers living in hotels across UK halves within a year

Small boat crossings also down 23% year-on-year, with Home Office citing more trafficking arrests UK politics live – latest updates The number of asylum seekers living in hotels has halved within a year, including 13 closures over the past month alone, according to new migration statistics. Sweeping changes to the asylum system have also seen a significant drop in legal arrivals and asylum claims. But the numbers of asylum seekers who are now being housed in private accommodation has increa...

By Jessica Elgot, Diane Taylor and Chris Osuh

Number of asylum seekers housed in hotels halves and small boat crossings slashed

There were 16,000 asylum seekers living in Home Office hotels in June this year, down 50 per cent on a year earlier

By Holly Bancroft