Officials target tower blocks and student halls in plans to slash number of asylum hotels
Officials target tower blocks and student halls in plans to slash number of asylum hotels
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out a target to end the use of hotels by 2029, although it is unclear how this can be achieved…
Proposal could end migrant hotels by putting them up in properties that local authorities have purchased
Government wants to build up portfolio of ‘medium-sized’ sites as alternative to asylum hotels
Yvette Cooper says Government looking at industrial and military sites as well as disused tower blocks
Refugee Council suggests asylum scheme used by Sir Tony Blair’s government should be adopted
Minister warns that migrants may have to move to shared houses or even on to the streets unless hotel accommodation is shut down…
