Number of asylum seekers in taxpayer-funded accommodation for over a year surges by 40% in 18 months

MORE than 37,000 asylum seekers have been in taxpayer-funded accommodation for more than a year — a 40 per cent surge in 18 months, figures reveal. It means more than 10,000 extra people are now spending long periods in Home Office housing. Overall, the number in asylum accommodation now exceeds 107,000. More than 30,000 are...