"Asylum seekers living in hotels have reported rats, overcrowding and food so bad it leads to deficiencies, research has found. Profiting From People: Inside the UK's Asylum Hotels, a report from the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (Ramfel), draws on work with 493 people housed in asylum hotels between January 2023 and February 2025. Asylum seekers reported overcrowded conditions, including families of six living in a single room."
"The report has calculated that the Home Office's three accommodation providers made a combined profit of 380m between September 2019 and August 2024. That equates to 146 a minute over five years. The department recently confirmed it had clawed back 74m from accommodation providers' profits. The Home Office has confirmed that two military sites Crowborough in East Sussex and Cameron in Inverness, are being considered for use as temporary accommodation for hundreds of asylum seekers. Other barracks and cheaper sites are also under consideration."
493 asylum seekers housed in hotels between January 2023 and February 2025 reported severe overcrowding, with families of six sometimes confined to a single room. Common rat sightings occurred; meals were often burnt or undercooked with frozen middles, and food caused nutritional deficiencies. Individuals with medical conditions or disabilities received no reasonable adjustments. Three Home Office accommodation providers made a combined £380m profit between September 2019 and August 2024, equivalent to £146 a minute. The Home Office confirmed it clawed back £74m. Hotel numbers fell by only three since Labour took office. Military sites and barracks are being considered for temporary use.
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