HOMEOWNERS are being offered long-term contracts to take in illegal migrants in an attempt to deal with record numbers.
They are being asked to help as the hotel bill for those crossing the Channel illegally soars to £2.4billion a year.
Private contractor Serco is offering deals for up to five years – with rent guaranteed in full every month and maintenance costs covered.It will also pay tenants’ council tax, plus gas and electricity bills.
The news angered some MPs as figures revealed just four per cent of asylum claims were processed last year – with hotel space running out.
More than 38,000 migrants have arrived in the UK in 2022 so far while the number stopped by the French has plummeted, MPs were told yesterday.