Migrant Crisis: Full List of Towns and Cities Where Taxpayers Could End Up Paying Rent for Channel Crossing Migrants Revealed
According to a report on GB News, the full list of towns and cities where taxpayers could end up paying the rent for Channel crossing migrants has been revealed. The list, which was obtained from the website of Serco, one of three private contractors working for the Home Office, spans across 120 local authorities.
The list was split into three areas: the North West, the Midlands, and the East of England. Serco admitted that they are continuing to work with new Local Authorities across their region to extend the Serco footprint. However, the company’s website also stated that "All areas are currently closed for Procurement in the North West."
The Towns Listed in the East of England
The towns listed in the East of England are:
- Babergh/Mid Suffolk
- Breckland
- Broadlands/South Norfolk
- Cambridge
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Suffolk
- Fenland
- Great Yarmouth
- Ipswich
- Kings Lynn & West Norfolk
- Mid Suffolk
- North Norfolk
- Norwich
- Peterborough
- South Cambridgeshire (Cambourne, Sawston)
- South Norfolk
- West Suffolk (Bury, Newmarket, Brandon, Haverhill, Mildenhall)
As GB News reported, this move comes after a new record for daily small boat arrivals was set earlier this month.
The Towns and Cities Listed in the Midlands
The towns and cities listed in the Midlands are:
- Amber Valley
- Ashfield
- Bassetlaw
- Birmingham
- Blaby
- Bolsover
- Boston
- Bromsgrove and Redditch
- Broxtowe
- Cannock Chase
- Charnwood
- Chesterfield
- Derby
- Derbyshire Dales
- Dudley
- East Lindsey
- East Staffordshire (Burton-upon-Trent and Uttoxeter)
- Erewash (Derbyshire)
- Gedling
- Harborough
- Herefordshire County
- High Peak
- Hinkley & Bosworth
- Huntingdonshire
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Lichfield
- Malvern Hills
- Mansfield
- Melton
- Newark and Sherwood
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- North East Derbyshire
- North Kesteven (Lincolnshire)
- North Northamptonshire (Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough)
- North Warwickshire
- North West Leicestershire (Coalville)
- Nottingham
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Oadby & Wigston
- Rugby
- Rushcliffe
- Rutland
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- South Derbyshire (Swadlincote)
- South Holland
- South Kesteven (Lincolnshire)
- South Staffordshire
- Stafford
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Tamworth
- Telford and Wrekin
- Walsall
- Warwick ( Leamington Spa, Kenilworth)
- West Lindsey
- West Northamptonshire (Northampton & Daventry)
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- Wychavon
- Wyre Forest
The Towns and Cities Listed in the North West
The towns and cities listed in the North West are:
- Allerdale
- Barrow-in-Furness
- Blackburn & Darwen
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Burnley
- Bury
- Carlisle
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Chorley
- Copeland
- Eden (Penrith)
- Flyde
- Halton
- Hyndburn
- Knowsley
- Lancaster
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Pendle
- Preston
- Ribble Valley
- Rochdale
- Rossendale
- Salford
- Sefton
- South Lakeland
- South Ribble
- Stockport
- St Helens
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Warrington
- West Lancashire
- Wigan
- Wirral
- Wyre
A Home Office spokesman said that the department is "intensifying" collaboration with France and other countries over tackling gangs’ business models, and introducing tougher enforcement powers under new legislation. The spokesman also stated that "The list of local authorities Serco shared on its website for landlords is not a Home Office list, nor is it a list of any existing or future asylum accommodation."
In response, a Serco spokesman added: "The list of councils on our website reflects local authority areas covered by our Asylum Accommodation and Support Services contract, which we have had for six years with the Home Office. This does not indicate the Government will be opening new accommodation in these areas."
As reported by GB News, there are approximately 1.3 million people on the social housing waiting list as cheaper private rented accommodation is in high demand. One council leader told LBC: "It’s Serco who are encouraging landlords to exploit taxpayers, then it’s blamed on councils because of the impact it has on local rents, services and social cohesion. I don’t think it’s good for the fabric of society or the individuals involved."
