"when do we go to school? mum, did you choose the right place to come?" i told them, "yes, this is the great uk. we need some help right now. after that we can work. we will not burden others." torbay council says it is focusing on providing the right support, but it's facing costs it can't afford, so it's taking legal action against the home office. it estimates it will spend over £1 million assessing around 20 asylum seekers placed here who have identified themselves as under 18. but for some it's a win—win situation. the owner of this hotel says the home office contract means it can stay open in the winter. it's plainly better to have asylum seekers in my hotel than being empty. we are not making vast amounts of money. it's not a bonanza, because of course there are other hotels competing with me for the job. the home office says the use of hotels is a short—term