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2024-02-14 14:18:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F58104BD529BD101A5190A33304E45098E1A0655B44CE964F97590255652DF3B
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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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