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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Tahlia Kraefft

Rishi Sunak's New Housing for Asylum Seekers Will Cost Taxpayers a Shocking £46m

The cost of Sunak's plan to house asylum seekers in a barge and across RAF sites has spiralled (Credit: POOL via AFP/Andrew Matthews)

Rishi Sunak's contentious proposal for asylum seekers to be housed across RAF sites and in a barge will cost substantially more than the current hotel system, the spending watchdog says.

A damning new report from the National Audit Office priced the new facilities £46 million higher than the existing arrangement- where migrants reside in hotels until their claims are processed.

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