UK Weighs Paying Higher Rents to Spread Asylum Housing Beyond Deprived Areas

Home Office officials say strict rent caps concentrate asylum housing in England's most deprived areas. Ministers are considering lifting those caps so landlords in costlier regions accept asylum seekers, as part of Andy Burnham's national dispersal plan. Conservative MP Joe Robertson says taxpayers deserve the most cost-effective locations. Hotel use has already dropped 63% from its 2023 peak.