Asylum seekers in the Black Country: Refugees don't want perks says charity

They added that it's the Government's responsibility to provide somewhere safe to sleep at night.

The charity's chief executive, Maurice Wren, said: "Asylum seekers are people who have often fled horrifying experiences in their home countries – they aren't holidaymakers.

"Some have been raped. Some have been tortured.

"Many have witnessed the death of a loved one," he added.

"Asylum seekers are not allowed to work, so it is the Government's responsibility to provide them with somewhere safe to sleep at night.

"Clearly, people who have suffered extreme trauma and whose lives are hanging in the balance will not be focusing on the perks of temporarily being sent to live in a hotel.

"Given the UK is home to less than one per cent of the world's refugees, you would expect most reasonable people to be able to treat those few people who do seek safety here with the dignity and humanity they deserve."

The Refugee Council is one of the leading UK charities offering support and advice to people seeking asylum as they undertake their journey.

It says asylum seekers do not jump the queue for council housing and they cannot choose where they live.

The charity said: "The accommodation allocated to them is not paid for by the local council.

"It is nearly always 'hard to let' properties, where other people do not want to live."