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Home Office plan to use more military bases to house asylum seekers
The plan follows the closure of 20 asylum hotels and is expected to save taxpayers £170 million this financial year, the Home Office said.
- On Thursday, the Home Office announced plans to house up to 3,750 asylum seekers across three former Ministry of Defence sites in Bicester, Barnham, and Linton-on-Ouse, while confirming closure of 20 additional asylum hotels.
- The initiative seeks to lower hotel dependency, with occupancy down 35 per cent year-on-year to 20,885 people, a significant reduction from the 56,018 peak recorded in September 2023.
- Conservative MP Alec Shelbrooke warned the village of Linton-on-Ouse would be "overwhelmed" by the new centre, citing lack of local amenities and infrastructure to support the proposed population.
- The Refugee Council claimed the new announcement was "storing up problems for the next Prime Minister" by repeating failed policies, with Director of External Affairs Imran Hussain arguing for community-based housing instead.
- Ahead of immigration reforms in Parliament next week, the government continues its pledge to end hotel-based accommodation while the Immigration and Asylum Bill aims to increase forced removal of those refused asylum.
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More military sites to be used for asylum seekers as 20 hotels close
The Home Office is seeking planning permission to use MOD Bicester in Oxfordshire, RAF Barnham in Suffolk and RAF Linton-on-Ouse in North Yorkshire to house asylum seekers as it announced 20 hotels will shut
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