Ministers push ahead with housing asylum seekers on ex-military sites
Summary
The UK government plans to house asylum seekers on former military sites despite local protests. Officials say these sites have better facilities and are more secure than hotels, which the government wants to stop using for asylum accommodation.Key Facts
- The government aims to move asylum seekers from hotels to former military bases.
- Two military sites are already in use for asylum housing in Essex and East Sussex.
- Three more sites, including one near Piddington, Oxfordshire, are planned.
- Local communities, such as Piddington, have protested and even held a symbolic vote about remaining part of the UK.
- Residents are concerned their small communities can't support large numbers of asylum seekers.
- The government says military sites offer on-site facilities and reduce impact on communities.
- Officials want to use other types of accommodation like old industrial sites and student housing in the future.
- The use of hotels for asylum seekers is being phased out, with 13 hotels recently closed across England.
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