Housing migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels rises to cost £200 a night

Cost of migrant hotels surges by more than a THIRD despite Labour pledge to end their use

The cost of housing asylum seekers in hotels has surged by more than a third despite Labour's pledge to end their use.Taxpayers were spending an average of £199 per person per night on hotel accommodation as of April, according to figures revealed by the Home Office.That marks a 37 per cent increase on the £144.98 figure previously provided by the department last October.The latest bill amounts to £1,393 per week for each asylum seeker housed in…

Housing migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels rises to cost £200 a night

When he took office at No 10 in July, Andy Burnham reiterated Labour's goal of stopping the use of hotels to house asylum seekers completely by the end of the current parliament.

Asylum hotel costs explode as Labour races to shut down taxpayer-funded network - London Business News

The cost to British taxpayers of housing asylum seekers in hotels has risen by more than a third, underscoring the financial burden facing the government even as the number of… The post Asylum hotel costs explode as Labour races to shut down taxpayer-funded network appeared first on London Business News