Recommendation 14

Efforts in 2023 to clear the backlog of legacy claims also led to a notable increase in individuals who had been granted protection status presenting to local authorities as homeless and requiring support, exacerbated by the requirement to leave Home Office-provided accommodation within 28 days.29 In response, MHCLG explained that the cross-government plan to end homelessness, published in December 2025, includes a Home Office commitment that accommodation providers will notify local authorities within two days when a newly recognised refugee at risk of homelessness is due to leave Home Office-funded asylum accommodation.30 25 C&AG’s Report, Investigation into the acquisition of the Northeye site for asylum accommodation, Session 2024–25, HC 30, 15 November 2024 26 Q 42 27 Letter from the Second Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the inquiry into the asylum system, dated 6 February 2026 28 Letter from the Acting Permanent Secretary of the Home Office relating to the inquiry into the asylum system, dated 25 February 2026 29 C&AG’s Report, para 2.6 30 Q 100; HM Government, A National Plan to End Homelessness, CP 1452, December 2025, para 3.4.6 13 2 Data, planning and system capacity Incomplete data and management information