The UK government has announced plans to house asylum seekers in disused military bases as a cost-cutting measure, with each site having the capacity to house 1,500-2,000 migrants. The move comes as the government claims to be spending £6.2m a day on hotel accommodation for asylum seekers, with over 51,000 people currently housed in 400 hotels across the country.
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Minister for Immigration Robert Jenrick revealed the plans on Wednesday, saying that accommodation for illegal migrants should “meet their essential living needs” and “nothing more. He added that the ex-military locations, including RAF Wethersfield in Essex, RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, a site in Bexhill, East Sussex of the former training centre, known as Northeye , and barracks in Catterick Garrison, will be used to house new arrivals rather than rehouse those currently in hotels.
