Asylum seekers who refuse to move out of hotels could risk losing their housing, the Home Office has revealed.
The Home Office has today announced its new “Failure to Travel” policy aimed at tackling “non-compliance by asylum seekers”.
It will mean those who are moved out of hotels to suitable alternative accommodation must take it.
Asylum seekers who refuse to move “without a valid reason” will risk losing their housing and support, the Home Office said.
Dame Angela Eagle, minister for border security and asylum, said the Government is working to “close hotels” and “restore order”, as well as putting “fairness and value for money at the heart of the asylum system”.
“This Government is making those necessary decisions to protect the taxpayer and uphold the integrity of our borders, the asylum minister said.
“These reforms to the Failure to Travel policy are another example of this Government’s action to transform the asylum accommodation system and crack down on those who abuse our system, so it operates fairly and saves the taxpayer money.”
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Police outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, where asylum seekers are believed to have been housed