{"id":527610,"date":"2026-04-12T23:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527610\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:45:10","slug":"uk-home-office-to-shut-11-asylum-hotels-this-week-in-major-push-to-end-hotel-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527610\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Home Office to Shut 11 Asylum Hotels This Week in Major Push to End Hotel Accommodation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Home Office will this week confirm the closure of 11 hotels currently housing asylum seekers, the first large-scale withdrawal from the expensive stop-gap accommodation that mushroomed during the pandemic. Labour ministers have promised to end the practice entirely before the next general election, arguing that hotels are unsuitable for long-term stays, fuel community tensions and drain public funds. Around 30,000 people are still living in almost 200 hotels, costing the taxpayer roughly \u00a38 million a day. Officials say numbers have fallen 20 % in the past year and that the latest closures will save about \u00a345 million annually. Those being moved will be transferred to \u201cbasic\u201d accommodation including repurposed military sites and larger reception centres built to handle new arrivals more efficiently. Behind the scenes the department is briefing suppliers on a \u00a310 billion, seven-year tender known as the Future Asylum Contracts Accommodation (FACA). The next generation framework aims to diversify providers, introduce tougher performance clauses and\u2014critically\u2014prohibit the routine use of hotels. Existing suppliers fear that increasing the number of contractors could embed inefficiencies and push costs back up if economies of scale are lost. <\/p>\n

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For corporates that relocate staff to the UK, the shift signals a tougher stance on irregular migration but also a bid to cut the political temperature around asylum. Employers should expect continued scrutiny of right-to-work checks and sponsorship compliance as ministers try to reassure voters that the system is under control. Travel managers moving employees from high-risk regions may also face greater pressure to demonstrate genuine business need and accommodation plans that do not burden the state. In the medium term, moving away from hotels could free up thousands of rooms in key business hubs\u2014welcome news for companies grappling with tight conference and project-based housing markets. But support organisations warn that large, institutional sites risk becoming \u201cdetention in all but name\u201d unless legal aid, healthcare and integration services keep pace with the changes.\n <\/p>\n

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