Refugees could be forced to share rooms in Aberdeen hotels

There are more than 500 hotel rooms being used in Aberdeen to house asylum seekers - and a lack of local control is causing strain on health services. Image: Stuart Brock/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Refugees could be forced to share rooms as Aberdeen’s Home Office hotels run out of space

“Week on week” the number of asylum seekers in Aberdeen hotels rises. Soon those seeking humanitarian aid could be made to share rooms as space runs out.

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