{"id":250959,"date":"2025-06-08T18:05:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/figures-reveal-huge-cost-of-housing-asylum-seekers-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T18:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T17:05:31","slug":"figures-reveal-huge-cost-of-housing-asylum-seekers-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/figures-reveal-huge-cost-of-housing-asylum-seekers-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Figures reveal huge cost of housing asylum seekers in UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_4n2Pt2H5wI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Figures reveal huge cost of housing asylum seekers in UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_4n2Pt2H5wI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>New figures have revealed the scale of spending from the foreign aid budget, being used to house asylum seekers in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a32.2 bn will be spent this year, mostly on accommodation costs.<\/p>\n<p>Although the number of asylum seekers in hotels has fallen, it remains over 30,000. <\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Dan Whitehead reports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/government-struggles-to-slash-foreign-aid-spent-on-asylum-hotels-13380423<\/p>\n<p>#Starner #Politics #Asylumseekers #Asylum #hotels<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New figures have revealed the scale of spending from the foreign aid budget, being used to house asylum seekers in the UK. \u00a32.2 bn will be spent this year, mostly on accommodation costs. 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