Now Calais migrants are given cash, hotel rooms and meals in Britain – and YOU'RE paying

Hundreds of migrants are housed in hotels at the taxpayer's expense

MIGRANTS who have smuggled themselves into the Britain from Calais are being housed in hotels at the taxpayer's expense, it has been revealed.

 

Hundreds of stowaways are receiving three cooked meals a day in hotels boasting gyms and spas – along with £35 a week in spending money.

 



Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke slammed the "soft touch" move



 

They have been spotted smoking cigarettes and talking on mobile phones in the hotels by holidaying families.

One migrant, identified only as Adam, was taken to a hotel in Lancashire after arriving in Britain stowed away in a lorry.

Adam, from war-torn South Sudan, said: "The situation is really good here, much better than the situations we have been through.” 

He is now waiting to be given a lawyer so he can make a formal application to claim asylum in Britain.

 

The Home Office pays private companies a staggering £150million to to find asylum seekers somewhere to stay. 

It is understood that Serco would normally find places for them in the community – but has turned to hotels after the surge of migrants entering Britain in recent months.

The crisis is so severe that the country's six dedicated immigration centres are full, despite being built to house 1,200 people.

Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke said: "It is outrageous that asylum seekers are being put up in hotel rooms at public expense.

"It's this sort of soft touch that makes this country so attractive to migrants. The message should go out that they will be detained in disused military camps."

 

A Serco spokesman insisted the use of hotels was a short-term measure and did not cost taxpayers any extra.

She added: "We ensure that the asylum seekers always have full access to healthcare services during this time. 

"Our priority is at all times to make sure that they are safe and secure and are treated with dignity and respect."

A Home Office spokesman told the Mail on Sunday: "Decisions on the use of hotel accommodation, including which premises are used, are made by individual contractors. 

"We have made clear to our providers that the use of hotels is only ever acceptable as a short-term contingency measure. 

"We are taking steps with providers to ensure that this is the case."