The number of asylum seekers living in hotels has risen by 13 per cent in the last three months, latest immigration figures reveal.

The Home Office published data on Thursday which shows 36,273 asylum seekers were being temporarily housed in hotels at the end of September.

This is an increase on the figure from June – which was 32,041 – and on the figure from September last year (35,628). New Feature

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It remains significantly lower than the peak in September 2023 when the number of asylum seekers living in hotels went above 56,000 – but the recent spike demonstrates the challenge the Government is still facing.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to end the use of hotels to house asylum seekers by the end of Parliament in 2029.

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