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Asylum seeker hotel numbers up by 13% in three months, new data shows
The UK government faces rising asylum seeker numbers in hotels despite pledges to end this by 2029, with 36,273 housed in September, a 13% increase since June.
- On Thursday, Home Office figures show the number of asylum seekers in hotels rose by 13% over three months, increasing from 32,041 in June to 36,273 in September.
- Last month, the Government announced two barracks—Cameron Barracks and Crowborough Training Camp—would temporarily house around 900 men, and the Home Office says it has halved hotels in use to around 200.
- The Bell Hotel in Essex became the centre of protests after an asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault, amid community opposition to housing plans for Crowborough Training Camp .
- Last week the Home Office says there are now fewer than 200 asylum hotels in use and 134 people removed to France under the 'one in, one out' deal, as part of reforms to restore border control.
- The figures reflect wider swings in migration since 2023, with numbers peaking at 56,018 in September 2023 and falling to 29,561 in June 2024 while net migration dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
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