United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 103182
Council Housing: Asylum
Introduced
5 January 2026
Last action
13 January 2026 · Answer
Status
Answered
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Subjects
Asylum, Housing
Source updated
13 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance to local authorities on prioritisation between asylum seekers and local households for access to newly constructed council housing.
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Timeline
5 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance to local authorities on prioritisation between asylum seekers and local households for access to newly constructed council housing.
Source: Commons
13 January 2026
Answer
Newly built social rented homes are not being allocated to asylum seekers. Asylum seekers are not eligible for social housing.
Source: Written answer
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-05/103182
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1867705
- uk · wq-1867705 · source updated 13 January 2026