Figures reveal huge cost of housing asylum seekers in UK

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Figures reveal huge cost of housing asylum seekers in UK

New figures have revealed the scale of spending from the foreign aid budget, being used to house asylum seekers in the UK.

£2.2 bn will be spent this year, mostly on accommodation costs.

Although the number of asylum seekers in hotels has fallen, it remains over 30,000.

Sky’s Dan Whitehead reports.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/government-struggles-to-slash-foreign-aid-spent-on-asylum-hotels-13380423

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Date: June 8, 2025