Question follow-through · 4567

Undocumented Migrants: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average daily (a) upkeep and (b) accommodation cost is per irregular migrant; and what the total daily cost to the public purse incurred as a result of irregular migrants is as of 6 September

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
6 Sept 2024
Target answer date
10 Sept 2024
Answer
16 Sept 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average daily (a) upkeep and (b) accommodation cost is per irregular migrant; and what the total daily cost to the public purse incurred as a result of irregular migrants is as of 6 September

  2. 10 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support and accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. It does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates asylum accommodation costs by type, or any broader cost information re...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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