The Home Office Spent £50m on an Asylum centre... Not a Single Migrant Stayed There

The asylum centre that cost £60m - where no migrant ever stayed

The Government admitted that it "woefully" underestimated the setup cost and acknowledged a "very significant optimism bias".

The Home Office spent £50m on an asylum centre... not a single migrant stayed there

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RAF Scampton: Failed asylum seeker plan cost £48m - none were ever housed there

The failed attempt to house asylum seekers on RAF Scampton has cost the Home Office at least £48m, figures reveal. Not a single person was ever housed at the site – the former home of the Dambusters – despite millions being poured into the project. The plan was launched under the Conservative government and called […]