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Asylum seekers will be housed by over 90 per cent of councils by the end of the year, documents from the Home Office have revealed. This summer it was disclosed that 82 per cent of local authorities were housing migrants, but that number will rise to 92 per cent by the end of 2025. Another 40,000 people are set to be given homes in London, southern England and the East of England, as Labour attempts to close migrant hotels across the country. The current plans have enough space for 46,640, with a further 66,000 in need of 'dispersal accommodation' - which includes houses, flats and bedsits. The Home Office is reportedly considering using more military bases and abandoned buildings to home the asylum seekers instead of hotels. The Service User Demand Plans which were drawn up by the Home Office have revealed how many migrants are set to be housed in each region. In the North West of England, there is supposed to be 13,486 people living in dispersal accommodation. However the records show that there are 17,218 living there, with a further 1,809 in the queue for a home. The West Midlands is also set to overtake its target of 10,944, as 9,086 have already been housed with another 4,930 on the waiting list. In contrast in the South East, there are supposed to be 14,092 people living in homes but there are only 3,118 - with an extra 12,032 in the queue. In London, the Home Office needs to find another 12,206 homes for migrants on the waiting list. Five of the 12 regions are under half the target number of homes needed for the asylum seekers. Shadow Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly told the Sunday Express: 'Labour promised to end the illegal migration crisis. Instead, nearly every council is being forced to host asylum seekers. 'That means more young unemployed men housed at taxpayers' expense in communities across the country. 'What's more, this all means greater pressures on social housing at a time when many British nationals are struggling to find affordable accommodation.' Home Office Minister Alex Norris said in a letter to MPs: 'The plans consider a range of factors, such as the availability of housing, the presence of other supported Home Office cohorts, the capacity of the local authority to meet user needs (e.g. GP availability) as well as broader social considerations like homelessness and social cohesion. 'As of July 1, 82 per cent (297) of local authorities and districts are accommodating service users. 'Among the 64 that do not currently provide accommodation, a further 36 local authorities are projected to have estate by the year's end, increasing national coverage to 92 per cent.' A Home Office spokesperson said: 'The government is furious about the number of illegal migrants in this country and in hotels. 'That is why we will close every single asylum hotel – saving the taxpayer billions of pounds. 'We have already taken action – closing hotels, slashing asylum costs by nearly a billion pounds and exploring the use of military bases and disused properties.' It comes as it was revealed that pre-fabricated homes could be used to house the homeless as part of a new scheme which could see new Portakabin 'villages' erected on brownfield sites across the country amid Britain's spiraling migrant crisis. The Portakabin company is currently in talks with almost a dozen councils about setting up mini estates of temporary homes in areas with dwindling housing stock. This week it emerged that Portakabin could finalise deals in the coming weeks with as many as 11 local authorities to build bespoke temporary flats in their area in a bid to ease the nation's homelessness crisis. And more controversially, the company suggested it could be open to talks with the Home Office to house migrants in its temporary homes as a cheaper alternative to the Government's current unpopular strategy of holding asylum seekers in hotels and converted army bases.
