UK Military Facilities to House Asylum Seekers in Effort to Cease Hotel Usage
Hundreds refugee applicants may be placed in defense installations as the government aims to end the use of hotel accommodations.
Talks are in progress regarding the use of two facilities - one in Scotland and a second in the south of England - for accommodation for nine hundred males.
The Prime Minister has ordered Home Office and Military Ministry authorities to accelerate efforts to find appropriate defense facilities.
The ruling party has vowed to eliminate the utilization of asylum hotels, which have required substantial taxpayer money and turned into a primary concern for anti-migrant protests.
Planned Defense Facilities
Individuals may be accommodated in the Cameron Barracks in Inverness and East Sussex training site in East Sussex by the end of next month.
Manufacturing locations, temporary accommodation and otherwise disused accommodation are also being considered for future accommodation.
Government Statements
Administration officials confirmed that every facility would meet safety regulations.
"We are deeply troubled at the level of unauthorized immigrants and asylum hotels."
"This government will shut down each temporary accommodation facility. Efforts are well underway, with additional appropriate locations being proposed to reduce burden for communities and reduce asylum costs."
Current Housing Figures
Approximately 32 thousand individuals seeking protection are currently being housed in hotels, representing a drop from a maximum of exceeding fifty-six thousand in the previous year.
A recent report found that substantial amounts of taxpayers' money had been "wasted" on refugee housing.
Previous Military Site Usage
Two former military sites - the Wethersfield facility in the eastern county and Napier Barracks in the southern county - are already being operated to accommodate refugee applicants after being established under the former leadership.
The Prime Minister stated on the circumstances, saying: "I am committed to close every refugee hotel. It's difficult to express how frustrated and angry the administration feels that we've been left with a situation as significant as these developments by the last government."
