The variety of asylum seekers housed in inns is 8% larger than on the similar level final 12 months, the newest authorities figures present.
The newest House Workplace knowledge revealed the variety of asylum seekers housed in inns stood at 32,059 on the finish of June – down barely from the 32,345 recorded on the finish of March.
The determine stood at 29,585 in June 2024.
The information launched on Thursday is 43% decrease than the height of 56,042, recorded on the finish of September 2023.
Learn extra: Badenoch urges Tory councils to launch legal challenges
The numbers are launched as councils throughout the UK are contemplating whether or not to observe the footsteps of Epping Forest District Council.
The Essex council was granted a temporary injunction on Tuesday by the Excessive Courtroom to dam asylum seekers from lodging at The Bell Lodge.
Epping Forest Council had argued the resort’s house owners didn’t have planning permission to accommodate migrants there.
Reform UK-led councils are wanting into doing the identical, two Labour-run councils stated they’re contemplating it, and Kemi Badenoch has inspired Conservative-led councils to observe Epping’s lead.
Tory-run Broxbourne Council introduced it’s exploring its authorized choices.
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