Asylum hotel companies vow to hand back some profits

Providers Made Large Profits from Asylum Hotels but Haven’t Returned Excess, MPs Told

Asylum housing providers have made higher profits from hotel use than other accommodation types, but have yet to return excess earnings to the taxpayer, MPs have heard. Executives from Clearsprings Ready Homes, Serco, and Mears Group appeared before the Home Affairs Committee on Tuesday, facing scrutiny over their role in delivering services for a system described by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper as “broken.” The Home Office is responsible for pr…

Firms housing asylum seekers owe Home Office millions in profit

Serco, Clearsprings Ready Homes and Mears told MPs that they haven’t paid a penny despite their contractual obligations

Asylum hotel firms vow to hand back some profits

Three companies have made combined profits of £383m since 2019, according to the National Audit Office.

In the former AOK training centre in Waldheim there will be no first reception facility for asylum seekers. The Free State has pulled the tear line. There had been protests before.