Asylum seekers

Local authorities, including Perth and Kinross Council, have no involvement in the process.

No council tax funding, or any other kind of Council funding, is used to pay for the accommodation or placement of asylum seekers. It is funded by the UK Government alone.

The Home Office has accommodated 191 asylum seekers in Perth and Kinross under its national scheme. It has not informed Perth and Kinross Council that it plans to increase this number.

Perth and Kinross Council does not hold information about the asylum seekers accommodated in local hotels commissioned by the UK Government. Freedom of Information requests relating to the accommodation of asylum seekers should be directed to the UK Government. Information about how to make a request is available here.