Refugees living in Home Office hotels will be given twice as long to find accommodation before they are evicted, the Independent has learnt. The Home Office has extended the grace period that an asylum seeker has to transition from supported housing to their own accommodation from 28 to 56 days. This extension, a victory for councils and charities, will begin from 9 December and remain until June 2025, when the impacts will be re-assessed.
The asylum seekers have faced the brunt of a harsh 28-day move-on period after receiving refugee status, deemed insufficient by many advocates. With the Home Office recently improving decision-making timelines, a surge in migrants has led to urgent requests for homelessness support from councils, highlighting the strain on local resources and the ongoing crisis in housing availability.
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