Question follow-through · 27660

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential fiscal yield from asylum accommodation cost reductions.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
9 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential fiscal yield from asylum accommodation cost reductions.

  2. 9 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is delivering a more affordable and sustainable asylum system. It has already reduced asylum spending by around £1 billion since 2023-24. It plans to deliver a further £1 billion of savings by 2028-29. These savings are expected to arise fr...

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