Kettering
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| Weather | 17°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 84% Humidity |
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| Population | 2011 Census |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | NN14 |
| NN15 | |
| NN16 | |
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| ID | 908815 |
About Kettering
Kettering is a town in Northamptonshire, England, about 70 miles north of London and 15 miles northeast of Northampton, on the west side of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place of Ketter's people". At the 2011 census, the borough had a population of 93,475.
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Government to close 50 migrant hotels
By Nick Eardley, Political Correspondent & Sam Francis , Political ReporterBBC News
The government is set to confirm plans to end the use of 50 hotels to house migrants by January.
In March, The Bbc learned around 400 hotels were being used to house record numbers of asylum seekers.
On Tuesday, Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick will announce plans to start terminating hotel contracts that are costing the
Ministers have frequently criticised the cost, promising the reduce the government's reliance on hotels.
The use of hotels has increased exponentially as The Number of people claiming asylum in the UK has increased, reaching a near 20-year high of 74,751 Last Year , according to Home Office data.
Under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, the Home Office has a statutory obligation to house asylum seekers, who would otherwise be destitute, whilst their claim is being processed.
In August, The Number of asylum seekers having their application processed reached a record high of 175,000 people.
In December 2022, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set a target of clearing the so-called legacy backlog by The End of this year. Since then the government has to 2,500.
Labour have called for 1,000 more caseworkers to be hired to clear The Asylum backlog.
Smaller hotel billSome hotels have stopped housing migrants in recent weeks, including around Northampton and Kettering - potential target areas for Labour at The Next general election.
Others are thought to only have a small number of migrants left in them.
Some migrants have also been in an attempt to reduce The Hotel bill.
The vessel, which has capacity for up to 500 men awaiting the outcome of asylum applications, was evacuated in August after
Ministers hope to use further barges to house migrants in The Coming months.
In recent months, hotels housing asylum seekers were targeted by demonstrations which
Under a government plan announced in April 2022, some asylum seekers would be sent to Rwanda to claim asylum there.
The legality of the scheme is currently being considered by the Supreme Court , after an earlier ruling by The High Court that the Rwanda plan was lawful.
Mr Sunak has made reducing the numbers coming to the UK illegally one of his key priorities.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
