Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, by how much has the use of dispersal accommodation increased since 5 July 2024; and at what cost to the public purse.

The Home Offices published information on the number of individuals in asylum accommodation broken down by accommodation type. At the end of June 2026, 69,038 individuals were in dispersed accommodation compared with 61,770 in June 2024. An increase of 7,268.

In the same timeframe, the Government has brought the number of hotels down from 213 in June 2024 to fewer than 160 today, meaning 1 in 3 hotels open at the election are closed now with savings to the public purse of over £1 billion.  Since June 2024 we have returned over 80,000 people with no right to be in UK, while the number of people arriving by small boat, the number of asylum claims lodged and the number of people awaiting an asylum decision are all down.

Information on asylum expenditure is available in the Home Office annual report and accounts: 2025 to 2026 - GOV.UK (opens in a new tab).