Eleven asylum hotels have closed and been returned to local communities. More closures are scheduled in the coming weeks.
This is general information drawn from the Home Office announcement.
Hotels that have closed
- Banbury House Hotel – Banbury, Oxfordshire
- Marine Court Hotel – Bangor, Ards and North Down
- Citrus Hotel – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Holiday Inn Heathrow – Hillingdon, London
- Britannia Hotel – Wolverhampton
- Madeley Court Hotel – Madeley, Telford & Wrekin
- OYO Lakeside – St Helens, Merseyside
- Crewe Arms Hotel – Crewe, Cheshire East
- Sure Hotel by Best Western – Aberdeen
- The Rock Hotel – Halifax, Calderdale
- Wool Merchant Hotel – Halifax, Calderdale
The closures are expected to save the taxpayer nearly £65 million a year. Overall asylum costs have fallen by nearly £1 billion since the government took office.
The Home Office has moved up to 350 people to the Crowborough military barracks, which opened three months ago. Use of large basic sites will expand as hotels close.
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