Rishi Sunak could order disused ferries to be repurposed to provide housing for migrants as part of an attempt to remove asylum seekers from hotels. Next week, the Prime Minister is anticipated to declare that the “end of the road” for asylum hotels is near.
At the moment housing over 50,000 migrants in hotels for asylum seekers is costing close to £7million per day.
The scheme will see single adult male migrants transferred to former military bases, where they will be provided “rudimentary” but adequate living quarters, according to the Telegraph.
Ministers are also said to be contemplating using decommissioned ferries to house migrants, with plans to use student housing and vacation camps put on ice.
Rishi Sunak is expected to argue that the living conditions meet the Government’s minimal legal requirements, but that the approach will be toughened to offset the “pull factor” of asylum hotels and reduce costs.
Four-star country homes on rural estates have also been included under the plan.
It comes after violent protests outside hotels where pro and anti-immigrant groups clashed, as well as growing anger among Conservative backbenchers about the effect on overburdened local services and economies.
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