A minister has revealed the government is hoping to use break clauses for major asylum accommodation contracts, coming up next year, as an opportunity to trial new approaches.
These properties could then become temporary accommodation for the homeless or provide other community services later down the line, Home Office ministerDame Angela Eagle said.
These could replace the current use of hotels but operate on a smaller and more localised scale than disused military bases.
“And the idea is you would move from hotels for that kind of thing rather than old military bases or Pontins holiday parks.”
The minister said that the government was looking to be “more cooperative” with councils and considering whether these buildings – if developed – could have multiple uses.
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“Maybe some of the things that we develop will go to supporting the temporary homeless people from the area in exchange for having some of the things we develop being available for our asylum seekers as well.”
She said the government is “looking closely to see via the pilots what we might be able to do given there are opportunities with the break clause which represent for us to evolve away from the system we’re in at the moment”.
Hotel accommodation accounted for 76 per cent of the annual cost of contracts – £1.3 billion of an estimated £1.7 billion in 2024-25.
He said there is a saving of around £500 million estimated for this financial year.
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