Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe number of asylum seekers housed in temporary UK hotels reached a new low of 20,885 at the end of March 2026, a 35 per cent year-on-year reduction and the lowest since data collection began in 2022. It comes as UK net migration fell to an estimated 171,000 last year, marking the lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. This figure represents a 48 per cent decrease compared to the previous year's 331,000, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The decline is primarily attributed to fewer people from outside the EU arriving in the UK for work. More British nationals and those from "EU-plus countries" are estimated to have left the UK than moved to it in the past year. In fullNumber of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels drops 35% year-on-yearThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Use of asylum hotels falls to new low as net migration also plummets
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe number of asylum seekers housed in temporary UK hotels reached a new low of 20,885 at the end of March 2026, a 35 per cent year-on-year reduction and the lowest since data collection began in 2022. It comes as UK net migration fell to an estimated 171,000 last year, marking the lowest level since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. This figure represents a 48 per cent decrease compared to the previous year's 331,000, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The decline is primarily attributed to fewer people from outside the EU arriving in the UK for work. More British nationals and those from "EU-plus countries" are estimated to have left the UK than moved to it in the past year. In fullNumber of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels drops 35% year-on-yearThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
