Asylum housing shifts from hotels to longer-term accommodationpublished at 10:02 GMT
10:02 GMT
Rob England
BBC Verify senior data journalist
The number of asylum seekers housed in hotels has fallen, as more people are moved into longer-term accommodation, according to the latest Home Office figures.
As of December 2025, 30,657 people were staying in hotels, down 19% compared with December last year.
Hotel use peaked at around 56,000 in September 2023.
A further 72,769 people were housed in longer-term accommodation, including houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) and “other accommodation”, such as repurposed former military sites including Wethersfield in Essex.
Asylum seekers are entitled to housing if they cannot support themselves while their claim is being considered. Hotels are used when other types of accommodation is not available.
Ministers have pledged to end the use of asylum hotels by the end of this parliament, arguing they are significantly more expensive than longer-term housing.