Rats, overcrowding and malnutrition common at UK asylum hotels, report finds
Home Office’s three accommodation providers made combined profit of £380m over five years, charity estimatesAsylum seekers living in hotels have reported rats, overcrowding and food so bad it leads to...
By Diane Taylor · The Guardian World
Home Office’s three accommodation providers made combined profit of £380m over five years, charity estimates Asylum seekers living in hotels have reported rats, overcrowding and food so bad it leads to deficiencies, research has found. Profiting From People: Inside the UK’s Asylum Hotels, a report from the Refugee and Migrant Forum of Essex and London (Ramfel), draws on work with 493 people housed in asylum hotels between January 2023 and February 2025. Continue reading...