Number of asylum seekers in hotels rises by 8% since June 2024

This is down very slightly on 32,345 who were in British hotels at the end of March. However, today's figure is an 8% rise on the same point 12 months ago, just before Labour took office in July 2024.

Thursday 21 August 2025 10:10, UK

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A total of 32,059 asylum seekers were being housed temporarily in UK hotels at the end of Labour's first year in government, Home Office data shows.
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