Fury as 100,000 Asylum Seekers Could Be Given Taxpayer-Funded Homes

The Home Office is preparing to spend billions rehousing more than 100,000 asylum seekers in houses, flats or bedsits across the UK, just as British taxpayers are struggling more than ever to get on the property ladder. Understandably, it’s sparked a fierce backlash, with critics accusing ministers of putting the needs of undocumented migrants above hardworking locals who can’t afford a roof over their heads.

At present, over 66,000 asylum seekers are already living in dispersal accommodation, while more than 32,000 are staying in hotels — all paid for by taxpayers. A recent inquiry by the Home Affairs Select Committee has warned that these figures are likely to rise significantly, pushing the total beyond the 100,000 mark.

The government has promised to shut down the costly use of migrant hotels before the next general election. But they’ve confirmed they’ll still be housing asylum seekers, just in different types of accommodation, through contracts with companies like Serco, Mears, and Clearspring Ready Homes.

According to officials, increasing pricing for dispersal accommodation should have allowed providers more power in the rental market. But in practice, that plan hasn’t quite delivered the boost in housing capacity they were hoping for.

Reform UK’s Lee Anderson didn’t hold back when speaking to the Daily Express, saying companies are getting rich by moving “over 100,000 migrants to towns and villages across the country — fueling crime rates, contributing to the destruction of British culture, and getting rich in the process.”

He added: “Decent Britons work hard every day — paying high taxes, supporting their families, and contributing to society. They should not have to worry about groups of unidentified, fighting-age males roaming the streets in their communities. Only Reform will put a stop to this lunacy.”

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp also waded in, calling the situation outrageous. “These figures reveal that the Government doesn’t believe its own claims to smash the gangs,” he said. “They are budgeting for over 100,000 people – mainly illegal immigrants – to be accommodated in flats and homes that young people here can only dream of.

They are taking British taxpayers for a ride by splashing billions of our hard-earned money on putting up illegal immigrants, when hard-working British young people have nowhere to live. This madness has to end. Every illegal immigrant who arrives here must be immediately removed.”

Robert Bates from the Centre for Migration Control argued that both major political parties have allowed the system to fall into disarray. “The Home Office is clearly working on the assumption that it will need to procure tens of thousands of new rooms to match the growing number of illegal migrants entering our country,” he said, accusing the department of hiding the true scale of what’s coming.

Responding to the backlash, a Home Office spokesperson said the situation they inherited involved a collapsed asylum system and nearly 125,000 people in asylum accommodation by autumn 2023. “Our objective now is to build on that progress,” the spokesperson added, promising to clear the backlog, remove failed asylum seekers, end the use of expensive hotels, and reduce the overall number of people relying on support.

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