€420 Million Spent On Housing Asylum Seekers In First Three Months Of This Year Alone

Thursday, 19 June 2025 13:26

By Martin Osborne

A total of eighteen companies which are providing accommodation, have earned over five million euro between January and the end of March.

The Government has spent almost €420 Million on asylum seeker and refugee accommodation in the first three months of this year.

A total of eighteen companies which are providing accommodation, have earned over five million euro between January and the end of March.

The Department of Integration has published the latest immigration costs.

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