Ignoring a mother’s distress to arrange medical attention for her very ill child, overcrowding, “loads of complaints” from residents, and overcharging for payments.   These are some of the serious issues identified at privately-run emergency refugee accommodation last year. In some cases, the severity of the issues led to the end of contracts. In total, 22 contracts were terminated in 2025. The details are contained in internal emails and letters sent to private providers released to The Currency by the Department of Justice under freedom-of-information rules. Previous files released to The Currency detailed eight other cases where contracts were terminated last…

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