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Asylum seekers accommodated in hotels during the Labour 2024– government

2023 → Year ending June 2026 · 4 periods

↓ 65.0%−29,723 people

Asylum seekers accommodated in hotels fell by 65.0% over the period, from 45,744 people (2023, the level when the government took office) to 16,021 (Year ending June 2026, the latest available).

Inherited level 2023: 45,744
Latest Year ending June 2026: 16,021
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

The number of asylum seekers in receipt of support who were accommodated in hotels (contingency accommodation) at the end of the period.

Doesn’t measure: Other contingency accommodation, dispersal or initial accommodation, or the number of hotels in use.