Asylum hotels and mental health

All in the Mind by BBC

Nov 18, 202528:14Health

More than 32,000 asylum seekers are being housed in hotels in the UK, the latest figures show. There's been intense political debate in recent weeks focused on the cost – both financially for the government and for local...

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