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There is no reason why any asylum seekers should be left without support on reaching the age of 18. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children are looked after by local authorities and most will continue to be supported in this way after the age of 18 under leaving care legislation while they remain in the UK.

Any asylum seeker that does not have an entitlement to leaving care support would be eligible to support from the Home Office under the provisions of section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they were destitute.

","Lord Bates","2014-10-27T12:40:35.435951Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100012/answer","Biography information for Lord Bates","1","Home Office","Home Office","2014-10-20","Asylum: Finance","2","House of Lords","To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum claimants are left without any state support, on reaching the age of 18.","false","Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno","Lord Roberts of Llandudno","HL2227"