There has been a five-fold increase in the number of refugee households who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the last four years, the BBC has found.
Government data for England showed a rise from 3,560 in 2021/22, to 19,310 in 2024/25.
Charities said the increase was a "direct result" of government policy, and blamed the 28-day period newly-recognised refugees are given to move out of Home Office accommodation - including hotels - as well as faster processing of claims by asylum seekers.
The government said it was "committed" to helping refugees transition from asylum housing to their own accommodation and was working with local authorities "to mitigate the risk of homelessness".
It comes as successive governments have struggled to get a grip on the UK's overwhelmed asylum system, with a huge backlog of people waiting for decisions on claims and appeals.
