Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge
We will hire additional caseworkers to clear the Conservatives’ backlog and end asylum hotels, saving the taxpayer billions of pounds.
Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.
What the official figures show
Asylum seekers in receipt of support housed in hotels, end of June 2026 (latest)
16021people
People awaiting an initial asylum decision, end of June 2024 (baseline)
118882people
People awaiting an initial asylum decision, end of June 2026 (latest)
40000people
These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.