Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
(asked on 9th July 2026) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers were temporarily housed in (1) hotels, and (2) houses, in each month since 2024.
The Home Office publishes details on the number of supported asylum seekers accommodated on a quarterly basis, with the latest information published on 21 May 2026. The number of asylum seekers in receipt of support since 2024 is outlined as follows:
| Contingency Accommodation – Hotel | Contingency Accommodation - Other | Dispersal Accommodation | Initial Accommodation | Other Accommodation |
31 March 2024 | 34,486 | 2,665 | 61,251 | 1,532 | 735 |
30 June 2024 | 29,561 | 2,482 | 61,778 | 1,880 | 941 |
30 September 2024 | 35,628 | 2,751 | 65,312 | 1,705 | 785 |
31 December 2024 | 39,054 | 3,024 | 65,707 | 1,753 | 527 |
31 March 2025 | 32,326 | 2,338 | 66,683 | 1,749 | 588 |
30 June 2025 | 32,041 | 2,273 | 66,234 | 1,665 | 653 |
30 September 2025 | 36,273 | 2,651 | 66,232 | 1,851 | 1,078 |
31 December 2025 | 30,657 | 2,010 | 68,538 | 1,572 | 649 |
31 March 2026 | 20,2885 | 1,543 | 68,719 | 1,517 | 989 |
- “Dispersal accommodation” is primarily houses and flats procured from the private sector by the Home Office’s contracted accommodation providers.