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2024-02-14 22:44:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: A1B6CA177737EE6D5AD5E0736C1CE417E37DCD3728B052A787B522827CD79ECC
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Original Note:
Context needed: Asylum seekers are not eligible to apply for council housing. The Home Office has rented 16K 'dispersal accommodation' homes from both public & private sectors for asylum seekers to reduce costs of hotel accommodation & to make accommodation more "discreet". https://fullfact.org/immigration/illegal-immigration-council-housing/ https://www.housing-rights.info/02_2_Refugees.php https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/02/13/home-office-pays-homes-asylum-seekers-housing-shortage/
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