"The Home Office has confirmed that it is no longer housing asylum seekers in the Banbury House hotel in Oxfordshire, which had been the focus of protests. The Marine Court hotel in Bangor, County Down, was closed to asylum seekers after four years of hosting them, according to the local authority."
"The number of hotels still used to house asylum seekers is now 185, down from a peak of 400. Asylum seekers have little choice but to live in government-funded accommodation because they are forbidden from working for the first year they spend in the UK while their claims are being processed."
The Home Office has announced the removal of hundreds of asylum seekers from government-funded hotels, relocating many to military barracks. Eleven asylum hotels across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have been closed, with more closures anticipated. Approximately 350 claimants have been moved to the Crowborough military camp, described as basic accommodation. The number of hotels housing asylum seekers has decreased from 400 to 185, while over 70,000 individuals reside in various other accommodations. Asylum seekers are prohibited from working during their first year in the UK, necessitating government housing.
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