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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Purkiss, Aaron Walawalkar, Mirren Gidda, Eleanor Rose & Mark Townsend

Revealed: dozens of vulnerable asylum seekers have died in Home Office housing since 2020

Home Office Kamran Serco Moussa Migrant Help Clearsprings Ready Homes
A British police officer stands guard on the beach of Dungeness, on the southeast coast of England, on June 15, 2022, as Royal National Lifeboat Institution's (RNLI) members of staff help migrants to disembark from one of their lifeboat after they were picked up at sea while attempting to cross the English Channel.
Migrants are assisted to shore in Dungeness: the target is to provide housing in the community within 35 days. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty

Dozens of asylum seekers who were officially recognised by the Home Office as vulnerable and potentially in need of protection have died in government accommodation, with previously undisclosed internal documents suggesting a number of the cases involved safeguarding failings.

New data obtained in a joint investigation by the Observer and Liberty Investigates has found at least 107 deaths of asylum seekers who were provided with Home Office housing between April 2016 and May 2022, far more than officially admitted. Eighty-two have died since January 2020.

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