Asylum: Housing

(asked on 14th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral answer of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department of 13 July 2020 on Covid-19: Support for Asylum Seekers, Official Report, column 678, whether the review and report back by officials on the adequacy of housing for asylum seekers in Glasgow will include (a) interviews and (b) consultation with (i) affected asylum seekers, (ii) refugee agencies in the city, (iii) Glasgow City Council, (iv) Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership, (v) the Asylum health bridging team, (vi) Mears Group and (vii) hotel staff.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 21st July 2020

There is constant monitoring of accommodation providers and formal governance in place, including quarterly Strategic Review Management Boards and monthly Contract Management Groups. Throughout COVID-19 officials have spoken daily with the providers and continue to have formal meetings once a week.

The accommodation provided is safe, habitable, fit for purpose and it is required to comply with the Decent Homes Standard in addition to standards outlined in relevant national or local housing legislation.?If it is found that standards are not being met, appropriate action is taken to hold providers to account and resolve concerns.

Anyone receiving asylum support can contact the Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility service, operated by Migrant Help. This is available 24-hours a day and I encourage people to use this to report any issue that will then be investigated.

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