The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in hotels has fallen to the lowest level for 18 months, Home Office figures show.
The statistics, released on Thursday, also show a drop in asylum approvals including claimants from Syria and Afghanistan. The figures have been seized upon by the government as evidence that Labour’s tightening of the asylum system is working, but a refugee charity has expressed concern that the clampdown is turning away people seeking refuge from war and oppressive regimes.
