About Migrants Near Me
An independent project mapping UK government spending on asylum accommodation, using official data and verified sources.
The site documents Home Office asylum accommodation expenditure from National Audit Office reports, parliamentary records and primary news sources. It does not advocate for or against migration policy. The aim is taxpayer transparency on public spending.
Why it exists
The National Audit Office estimated UK asylum accommodation at around £4.7 billion across 2023/24, with hotel placements alone costing roughly £8 million per night at peak. Those figures are split across several departments, which makes the total difficult to see in one place.
This site aggregates the primary sources into a single map and cost counter: NAO value-for-money reports, quarterly Home Office immigration statistics, parliamentary written answers and verified news investigations.
What it does
- A live spending counter, derived from official annual figures and broken down to the second.
- Every documented site on a map, with cost data, capacity and a source citation for each one.
- Community submissions, held in a pending queue and checked against independent sources before they appear.
- Context on the same spending, set against NHS and housing unit costs taken from official NHS and ONS data.
Data principles
- Source everything. Every figure links back to its original government publication, NAO report or verified news source.
- Official data first. Home Office, NAO, ONS and NHS England data takes priority. News sources corroborate only.
- Show the working. The methodology explains every calculation and states its assumptions.
- Correct errors openly. Anything wrong is fixed and the change is noted. Accuracy over speed.
Privacy and funding
Essential cookies for security, and anonymous analytics. Location contributions are anonymous and voluntary. No personal data is sold or shared. The site is funded by voluntary donations. Full details are in the privacy policy.
Contact
For corrections, data enquiries or press requests: contact@migrantsnearme.com