Government plans to house asylum seekers in barges and former military sites will cost £46m more than continuing to use hotels, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
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Long-term funding and better Home Office communication is needed to improve work to house asylum seekers in England, according to the officers leading local responses.
English councils will receive an extra £29m to support unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers, communities secretary Sajid Javid has said.
