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Fact check: Hotel accommodation for asylum seekers aims to be temporary measure
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Many asylum seekers in the UK are accommodated in hotels because of the shortage of alternative housing. However, the Home Office says the use of hotels is a “short-term measure”, and asylum seekers usually lose access to accommodation support when their claim for asylum, and any subsequent appeal, is rejected.
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- [original] PA Media original review
Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026