Data obtained by the Guardian shows 51 people died in Home Office provided accommodation in 2024
A record number of asylum seekers died last year while in the care of the Home Office, according to data obtained by the Guardian, and officials admit they do not know when some of them died.
Fifty-one people died in Home Office-provided accommodation in 2024, an increase of 11 on the previous year, and a more than twelvefold rise since 2019 when four people died.
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