Claim: Each asylum seeker living in a hotel will be paid £57 per week.
Fact-check: Asylum seekers in hotels will not receive £57 per week - Full Fact
Verdict: if an asylum seeker is placed in contingency accommodation such as a hotel, which offers meals, they are eligible for £8.24 per week to cover clothes, non-prescription medication and travel.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-10-27T00:00:00