There were 30,657 people staying in such accommodation while they were awaiting a decision on their asylum claims at the end of December. Labour has pledged to no longer be using asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament, which would be 2029, if not earlier. The latest data from the Home Office showed December levels were 15% lower than the previous quarter at the end of September when there were 36,273 people in hotels. Figures for hotels, which represent the total population at that point in time rather than across the three-month period, date back to December 2022. The figures also show the number of people in so-called contingency accommodation other than hotels had fallen to its lowest level since the end of December 2022.

Source: The Times February 26, 2026 16:05 UTC