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George Hughes

Fury Erupts as 100,000 Asylum Seekers May Get Homes While Brits Struggle Through Housing Crisis

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More than 100,000 asylum seekers could soon be placed into taxpayer-funded homes, including houses, flats, and bedsits, and it’s left plenty of people across the country asking what on earth is going on.

With the Home Office pushing to close down the ballooning number of migrant hotels, it has now emerged that contracts with companies like Serco, Mears, and Clearspring Ready Homes could see tens of thousands more asylum seekers placed into private accommodation across the UK.

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