Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee

Asylum accommodation

Status: Closed Opened: 17 Dec 2024 Closed: 22 Jan 2026 22 recommendations 24 conclusions 1 report

The Home Office has a duty to provide housing and subsistence to asylum seekers who are awaiting a decision on their claim and are destitute. Asylum accommodation is primarily delivered by private providers through the Asylum Accommodation and Support Services Contracts (AASC). Home Office spending on asylum accommodation and support has increased significantly in recent …

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
4th Report – The Home Office's management of asylum accommo… HC 580 27 Oct 2025 46 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
46 Recommendation 4th Report – The Home Office's manageme… Not Addressed

Home Office needs strategy for decentralised asylum accommodation, addressing challenges and opportunities

In principle, a decentralised model could provide a viable alternative to a centralised system that has simply not worked. A more localised approach could have a number of benefits, in particular enabling greater co- ordination between asylum accommodation and other services. Delivering such a system effectively will require resources, time …

Government response. The government reiterates its commitment to exiting all asylum hotels and is reviewing its long-term accommodation strategy, but does not address the recommendation about developing a strategy for a potential decentralised model or devoting resources to its oversight.
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Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
1 Jul 2025 Caroline O'Connor · Migrant Help, Juliet Halstead · Migrant Help View ↗
10 Jun 2025 Dame Angela Eagle DBE · Home Office, Joanna Rowland CB · Home Office, Simon Ridley · Home Office View ↗
13 May 2025 Claudia Sturt · Serco UK & Europe, Jason Burt · Mears Group, Steve Lakey · Clearsprings Ready Homes View ↗
29 Apr 2025 Alex Fraser · British Red Cross, Councillor Peter Mason · Local Government Association, Enver Solomon · Refugee Council, Frances McMeeking · Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, Megan Smith · Deighton Pierce Glynn, Natasha Beresford · Dacorum Borough Council, Paul Dennett · Salford City Council View ↗
18 Mar 2025 David Bolt · Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Dr Lucy Mort · Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Professor Jonathan Darling · Durham University, Sachin Savur · Institute for Government View ↗

Correspondence

6 letters
DateDirectionTitle
22 Jan 2026 To cttee Letter from Minister for Border Security relating to Stay Belvedere Hotels Ltd …
11 Nov 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Border Security and Asylum regarding asylum accom…
14 Oct 2025 From the Minister for Border Security & Asylum relating to Asylum accommodation…
14 Oct 2025 From cttee Letter to the Minister for Border Security and Asylum re asylum accommodation 0…
1 Jul 2025 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Border Security & Asylum on Asylum Accommodation f…
29 Apr 2025 To cttee Letter from the Chief Executive of the Refugee Council on asylum accommodation …