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1547647

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been in receipt of asylum support for more than one year in each of the last five calendar years.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	101694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers in receipt of support in the ‘<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CASCsecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbbca91633d114e37808708d88c6e5d7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637413752926879168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=yPtOfCFaR8mEFi%2BLnm2ErSaw%2BC%2BRiH7MHIxed9q5Afc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. The latest publication (November 2022) can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q3-2022" target="_blank">Immigration and protection data: Q3 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1a762e3f48824315a43108dabcffa61d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638030103432447779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IkF2kUZrblrMRLfq%2FwNg%2FjHkui9Y3KmbYaLYgE561Hw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (opens in a new tab)</a> of the workbooks. Data are published on a quarterly basis. The latest information was published 24 November 2022.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, the duration of their receipt of support or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101695 question first answered 08/12/2022 16:54:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1547648

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are projected to be in receipt of asylum support for more than one year in financial years (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24, and (c) 2024-25.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	101695
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers in receipt of support in the ‘<a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CASCsecretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cbbca91633d114e37808708d88c6e5d7d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637413752926879168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=yPtOfCFaR8mEFi%2BLnm2ErSaw%2BC%2BRiH7MHIxed9q5Afc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. The latest publication (November 2022) can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-and-protection-data-q3-2022" target="_blank">Immigration and protection data: Q3 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> under the document <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1106097%2Fasylum-seekers-receipt-support-datasets-jun-2022-second-edition.xlsx&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRASI-BriefingCorrespondence%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C1a762e3f48824315a43108dabcffa61d%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638030103432447779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IkF2kUZrblrMRLfq%2FwNg%2FjHkui9Y3KmbYaLYgE561Hw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Asylum seekers in receipt of support (opens in a new tab)</a> of the workbooks. Data are published on a quarterly basis. The latest information was published 24 November 2022.</p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers accommodated in specific types of accommodation, the duration of their receipt of support or the number at specific stages of the asylum process. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, as well as quality and availability of data.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101694 question first answered 08/12/2022 16:54:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1547649

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated by (a) her Department and (b) FCDO in departmental budgets for financial year 2022-23 to cover support costs for people in receipt of asylum support.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	101696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.</p><p>The Departmental allocation for asylum support in 2022/23 main estimates was £1026m. This was funding provided directly by HM Treasury . We are in negotiations with HM Treasury through the supplementary estimates process regarding additional funding requirements. Funding allocations are based on the total asylum population, not how long individual asylum seekers have spent in the system.</p><p>FCDO is not allocated funding by HM Treasury for costs relating to asylum support in the UK and so has not allocated funding to cover such costs in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101697 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:56:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1547650

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated by (a) her Department and (b) FCDO in departmental budgets for financial year 2022-23 to cover support costs for people in receipt of asylum support for more than one year.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	uin	101697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered.</p><p>The Departmental allocation for asylum support in 2022/23 main estimates was £1026m. This was funding provided directly by HM Treasury . We are in negotiations with HM Treasury through the supplementary estimates process regarding additional funding requirements. Funding allocations are based on the total asylum population, not how long individual asylum seekers have spent in the system.</p><p>FCDO is not allocated funding by HM Treasury for costs relating to asylum support in the UK and so has not allocated funding to cover such costs in 2022/23.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 101696 question first answered 08/12/2022 17:56:08 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

1581557

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to announce the outcome of the review into asylum support rates.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	134037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office has a legal obligation to provide support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The support package provided usually consists of free, furnished accommodation (with utility bills and council tax paid) and a weekly cash allowance to meet other essential living needs.</p><p>From 21 December 2022 the government increased the main rate of asylum support that is provided under sections 4 and 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to £45 per week on an interim basis whilst we complete the current annual review of the asylum support allowance.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 03/02/2023 17:15:41 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1610411

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 96 of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2022-23: Supplementary Estimates, published on 21 February 2023, how the additional £1,614,856,000 for asylum support costs was spent.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	uin	180544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish data breaking down the additional expenditure spent on asylum support or illegal migration.</p><p>Home Office expenditure is detailed in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, with the most recent Annual Report and Accounts for 2021 to 2022 published on 14 July 2022 and available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fhome-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CLucy.Hewins%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C9f883f2141a0432a946d08db418fa99e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638175857495380565%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=tGOADADQc3DqCwsSTsryrOvdnwxuiw76rfEPhC7sNtU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 180547 180548 180549 question first answered 24/04/2023 16:54:45 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1628053

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her department calculates the weekly allowance received by asylum seekers on aspen cards.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	185182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The level of the allowance given to those supported under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”) is generally reviewed each year to ensure it meets an asylum seeker’s essential living needs. Reports on the reviews are published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/05/2023 14:18:28 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1649766

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of eligibility criteria for legal claims relating to section 95 claims on asylum seekers.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	192179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Legal aid has been and will continue to be available for asylum cases, for victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery, for separated migrant children and for immigration cases where someone is challenging a detention decision.</p><p>Where asylum support is granted, that individual will remain in receipt of asylum support until a decision is taken to discontinue the support. This could be where the person is no longer destitute, their asylum claim has been determined or where they no longer meet the conditions of support. There is no time limit or renewal period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192180 192181 question first answered 11/07/2023 16:09:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1649767

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of automatic renewal of Section 95 asylum support applications on six monthly basis while an individual's asylum claim is being determined.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	192180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Legal aid has been and will continue to be available for asylum cases, for victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery, for separated migrant children and for immigration cases where someone is challenging a detention decision.</p><p>Where asylum support is granted, that individual will remain in receipt of asylum support until a decision is taken to discontinue the support. This could be where the person is no longer destitute, their asylum claim has been determined or where they no longer meet the conditions of support. There is no time limit or renewal period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192179 192181 question first answered 11/07/2023 16:09:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1649768

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she has make an assessment of the potential merits of automatic renewal of Section 95 asylum support applications in the context of the volume of pending asylum claims.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	192181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>Legal aid has been and will continue to be available for asylum cases, for victims of domestic abuse and modern slavery, for separated migrant children and for immigration cases where someone is challenging a detention decision.</p><p>Where asylum support is granted, that individual will remain in receipt of asylum support until a decision is taken to discontinue the support. This could be where the person is no longer destitute, their asylum claim has been determined or where they no longer meet the conditions of support. There is no time limit or renewal period.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 192179 192180 question first answered 11/07/2023 16:09:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan