Migrants moved to housing barge moored in southern UK as government seeks to cut asylum-seeker costs Migrants moved to housing barge moored in southern UK as government seeks to cut asylum-seeker costs View Photo LONDON (AP) — A small group of asylum-seekers has been moved to a housing barge moored in southern England as the U.K. government tries to cut the cost of sheltering people seeking protection in the country, British news media reported Monday. The asylum-seekers were transferred to the Bibby Stockholm, a floating accommodation block that will ultimately house up to 500 men moved from hotels or elsewhere in the country.

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