{"id":321081,"date":"2026-02-26T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/asylum-seekers-in-hotels-falls-to-lowest-level-in-18-months-sky-news-coverage\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:00:49","slug":"asylum-seekers-in-hotels-falls-to-lowest-level-in-18-months-sky-news-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/asylum-seekers-in-hotels-falls-to-lowest-level-in-18-months-sky-news-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Asylum seekers in hotels falls to lowest level in 18 months | Sky News coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/V5IggSdJRqA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Asylum seekers in hotels falls to lowest level in 18 months | Sky News coverage\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5IggSdJRqA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels across the UK has dropped to the lowest level for 18 months, new data shows.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2025, there were 30,657 people seeking asylum being housed in hotels, down from a peak of 56,018 under the previous Tory government at the end of September 2023, Home Office figures reveal.<\/p>\n<p>However, that is slightly higher than when Labour took office, when there were 29,561 people in government-funded hotel housing.<\/p>\n<p>#unitedkingdom #immigration #starmer #skynews #ukpolitics #uknews<\/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>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>The number of asylum seekers being housed in hotels across the UK has dropped to the lowest level for 18 months, new data shows. 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