Illegal migrants will be put up in hotels for years, Treasury admits
Story by Tom Midlane • 8h
The Home Office has been ordered to find cheaper accommodation for migrants in a bid to stop private firms from 'profiteering' from small boat crossings.
A Treasury acknowledged that in the face of 'global instability' migrants are likely to need to be put up in hotels for years to come, The Sunday Times reported.
At present the Home Office houses more than 38,000 migrants in hotels at a cost of £5.5million per day, with a further 65,000-plus migrants staying in 'dispersal accommodation'.
Dispersal accommodation refers to longer-term, temporary housing for asylum seekers in the UK where they can stay until their claim is processed - the term encompasses everything from shared houses to bedsits and flats.
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