Did you know councils will have to pay for asylum seekers after the Tory government ends hotel contracts?

These will be happy: the racists of Britain First must be celebrating Suella Braverman’s decision to accede to their demands and stop housing asylum-seekers at hotels. But with the number of people coming here dropping by only 20 per cent, is it a premature celebration? Will these hotels keep the migrants, but with councils forced to pay the bill?

Read this:

The UK government intends to terminate contracts with 50 hotels currently housing asylum seekers by the end of January, a move that threatens to offload the £8m daily cost onto already strained local councils. This decision emerges as part of the government’s broader efforts to tackle illegal migration and reduce the cost associated with processing and housing asylum seekers.

Critics argue it will merely shift the burden onto local councils, already grappling with financial strain and housing shortages. The Local Government Association (LGA), the national voice of local government in the UK, has warned that councils may have to house these asylum seekers in the very hotels the government is vacating. They call for additional funding and consultation in these decisions, underscoring the need for local authorities to be adequately equipped to accommodate these individuals.

The impression This Writer had, from watching our rubbish mainstream media news reports, was that the number of people getting across the Channel in boats had fallen by an amount significant enough that these hotels weren’t needed any more.

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Here’s a government tweet on the subject:

See what I mean?

There’s nothing about asylum-seekers being housed in the same hotels, but with local authorities forced to pay for it with the money they should be spending on public services.

It seems Suella Braverman is forcing your council to take the blame for her failure to handle the refugee issue.

Source: UK Government to End Hotel Contracts for Asylum Seekers, Leaving Local Councils to Shoulder the Burden


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2 Comments

  1. MalcolmB October 26, 2023 at 12:42 pm - Reply

    “Today we can announce asylum seekers will be exited from more than 50 hotels by January 2024 in the first phase on an ongoing process.”
    Is “exited” just another buzzword for thown out onto the streets?

  2. Stu October 26, 2023 at 5:10 pm - Reply

    So, not only do Taxpayers pay for the huge bill to re-furbish Army Camps, Renting Barges etc… (Costs Undisclosed for Commercial Reasons), but we Pay for our Council Services to be stripped to the bone.
    Right-Wing Racism is a very costly endeavour with nothing but pain, injustice and a Huge Bill to show for it in the end…..

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