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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Children experiencing malnutrition and stunted growth in Home Office asylum hotels

Anti-racism counter protesters hold placards outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, which is being used as an asylum hotel, on August 4, 2024 in Rotherham, after anti-migrant violence erupted across England - (Getty Images)

Children are experiencing malnutrition and stunted growth due to poor food in Home Office hotels, according to testimony shared with MPs.

One mother reported failing to get a response from the Home Office helpline when her child was diagnosed as underweight by her GP, and another family saw a request to move to self-catered accommodation ignored after their young daughter started to experience panic attacks and developed gastritis from hotel food.

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