Housing asylum seekers on barge may only save £10 a person daily, report says

NGOs behind report suggest minimal savings for Home Office if Bibby Stockholm barge used in place of 5.6m-a-day hotels

Controversial plans to house asylum seekers on a barge to reduce reliance on expensive hotels will save less than 10 a person a day, according to a report.

The report, Bibby Stockholm - At What Cost? from the NGOs Reclaim The Seas and One Life To Live, provides the first detailed estimated costings of the Bibby Stockholm, the barge the Home Office is planning to use in Dorset to accommodate asylum seekers.