Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the average length of time asylum seekers were accommodated in (a) hostels and (b) hotels until a decision was made on their asylum application in the last 12 months.

Data on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation (including in contingency hotels and other contingency accommodation) is published in table Asy_D11 here: Asylum and resettlement datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)(opens in a new tab).

This data is not broken down to show the length of stay for individuals.

The Home Office closely monitors length of temporary stay in the contingency asylum accommodation, however, an individual’s stay is determined by a number of factors, such as overall demand and availability of suitable dispersal accommodation. Some individuals will stay for short or longer periods depending on their circumstances.