The British government’s decision to reduce the use of hotels to house asylum seekers by moving them to sites such as military bases will end up costing taxpayers more money, parliament’s spending watchdog said on Wednesday.
Thousands of asylum seekers arrive on England’s southern coast in small, inflatable boats every year and ministers have argued using hotels is unsustainable, with the cost of processing and housing asylum seekers rising to 3 billion pounds annually.
One hundred asylum hotels will be closed by the end of March as part of the British government’s decision to stop the boats and cut the use of hotels in the asylum system.
The Home Office is expected to close the 100th hotel next Friday (29th March) having moved people into other accommodation such as large sites and the private rented sector.
