Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made on its July 2019 objective of ensuring that the proportion of supported asylum seekers housed in each government region reflects each region’s share of the UK population by 2029.

The former Minister for safe and Legal Routes announced a move to full dispersal on 13 April 2022. The new system of full dispersal accommodation allows the Home Office to move from using hotels to less expensive and more suitable dispersed accommodation.

To support full dispersal, delivery plans have been developed in partnership with local government across all UK regions. Plans were designed to ensure a more equitable spread of dispersed accommodation across the UK. Regional Governance Boards will monitor performance against plans.