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Friday 16 October 2026

UK spent 4.2 billion pounds on asylum support, NAO says

The National Audit Office says UK asylum support cost 4.2 billion pounds in 2025-26. Hotel use is down but estimated contract costs have tripled.

Bel McRae Friday 16 October 2026, open calendar3 min read

The Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London. Photo: Steph Gray / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0), resized.

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Britain's Home Office spent 4.2 billion pounds on asylum support, resettlement and accommodation in 2025-26, according to the National Audit Office, the independent body that audits government spending.

The Home Office headquarters at 2 Marsham Street, London, with coloured glass panels along its roof line — The Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, London. Photo: Steph Gray / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0), resized.

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