York chosen to host more asylum seekers

The Home Office will be paying for accommodation in hotels and apartments

Author: Kathy GreenPublished 31st Oct 2022
Last updated 31st Oct 2022

Asylum seekers are to be given accommodation and support in York. It's one of several cities which have been notified by the Home Office.

It'll pay for hotels and apartments for those who need them for three months along with the help of a welfare officer.

Councillor Darryl Smalley, Executive Member for Communities, says in a statement: My sincere thanks goes to council staff and city partners that have acted quickly and were ready to respond to this decision by the Home Office. York is a welcoming city, we stepped up to support asylum seekers through the pandemic, we’ve welcomed those fleeing the war in Ukraine and York stands ready to do its bit once more. York will be a refuge to these people at an uncertain time in their lives, and as we are about to face a difficult winter in which nobody should live in a tent.