SAFE HOMES,
NOT HOTELS.

Safe Homes, Not Hotels is a campaign led by LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers, fighting for safe, dignified housing instead of dangerous hotel accommodation. Private companies are currently profiting millions of pounds each year from taxpayer-funded Home Office contracts, while keeping asylum seekers in squalid and unsafe conditions.

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After the race riots targeted our community living in hotels in August 2024 we took action - publishing an open letter to the Home Secretary, backed by 50+ refugee organisations and 10,500+ supporters.

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Now we have a rare window of opportunity to make real change.

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The hotel contracts have a break clause in 2026 - and we are calling for this government to use this moment to stop housing vulnerable asylum seekers in hotels, and to create new, community-based housing that protects the rights of refugees and asylum seekers and allows them to settle into their new lives in the UK, while saving taxpayer money.​​​ In 2025, we joined the Homes4All coalition, advocating for investment in social housing for everyone, including asylum seekers and refugees.

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In April 2025, we published a hard-hitting report into the real experiences of people living in initial accommodation hotels, including sexual violence, malnutrition, racist and homophobic abuse. The report highlights systemic issues in hotel-based asylum accommodation, with a particular focus on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers. It also presents alternative housing models that would provide both economic and social benefits while upholding human rights and integration opportunities.

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No one should be forced to live in fear. Join us in calling for Safe Homes, Not Hotels.