Rachel Reeves said the use of hotels to house asylum seekers will end this Parliament.
She pledged funding to cut the backlog, hear more appeals and return those with no right to stay.
The changes aim to save taxpayers £1bn a year, Reeves told MPs during her spending review.
Report by Covellm.
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