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837463

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	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 her Department's report, Asylum Migration and Integration Fund, List of Actions allocated funding, published in July 2017, which actions will receive funding in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	126582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The report referenced was a snapshot of funding as of July 2017. Some of the actions listed will continue to be funded in 2018, and dates for the actions are shown in the report.</p><p>At present it is not possible to state precisely what actions will be funded in 2018, as this is dependent partly on business needs of the Home Office, however it is expected that more funding will be allocated to refugee integration activities during the year.</p><p>A full list of possible actions to be funded was established in the UK AMIF National Programme, agreed with the EU in March 2015, and published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-programme</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/02/2018 15:17:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

887261

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February to Question 126582 on asylum: finance, what plans she has to continue funding the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	136825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2018 answer text <p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement states that the UK will continue in all programmes financed by the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) until their closure, which includes the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF).</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider in due course its priorities in terms of continued participation in AMIF programmes beyond the MFF. Decisions on continued participation will be based on the UK’s best interests, including value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/04/2018 11:56:28 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

890283

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February to Question 126582 on asylum: finance, what criteria her Department uses to assess its business needs; and to which actions her Department will allocate funding in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	137663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>Management of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in the UK is vested in the European Funding Team acting as the AMIF Responsible Authority (UKRA).</p><p> </p><p>The UKRA manages the funds to try and meet the objectives set out in the published AMIF National Programme, set out in Section 5 of the programme on ‘Common Indicators’. This is what the UK set out to achieve with AMIF funding over the course of the programme. The UKRA will review progress against these objectives when deciding where to focus funding, whilst still looking at funding across the programme objectives.</p><p> </p><p>AMIF has 3 Specific Objectives that the UK takes part in, Asylum, Integration and Returns. In the initial National Programme the UK agreed to fund these objectives at 20% of the allocation for each of Asylum and Integration, with 54% allocated to Returns activities. There was a slight re-prioritisation of funds from Returns to Integration as a result of a mid-term review with the European Commission, based on the larger number of refugees in the UK since the Programme was drawn up in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>For the purpose of clarity it may be useful to set out the definition of AMIF funding years, in that it operates from 16/10/n – 15/10/n+1, therefore the 2018 AMIF year will be 16/10/17 – 15/10/18.</p><p> </p><p>Currently in the UK there are 14 AMIF funded projects, 6 under the Asylum objective, 2 under Integration and 6 under Returns. All these projects are operated by the Home Office. A complete list of funded projects is published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>, for projects up to each July.</p><p> </p><p>The UKRA currently has an ‘open call for proposals’ asking for applications for funding for projects to deal with refugee integration. The value of this call for proposals is £40m. The closing date for applications is 09/05/18, with an expectation that successful applications will be starting from 01/08/18.</p><p> </p><p>For further information the UK Responsible Authority can be contacted at: <a href="mailto:AMIFEnquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">AMIFEnquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/05/2018 14:45:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

944077

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2018
	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, what emergency measures his Department has put in place whose application for asylum seekers for asylum support and whose application has been affected by ATLAS IT failures to ensure that such asylum seekers are not left destitute.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	165712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>This government is committed to ensuring asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute are supported while applications are considered. Any asylum seeker who encounters issues with their support may contact Migrant Help free of charge for assistance and immediate access to interim support can be provided where eligibility has been confirmed. We continue to work closely with our IT and commercial partners and other stakeholders to resolve the issues that have recently affected a minority of service users following the introduction of the new system, to ensure that that no service users are left destitute.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 27/07/2018 13:56:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1192203

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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 will make an assessment of the adequacy of asylum support rates.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	42020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the level of the cash allowances, as we do each year, to ensure that they remain capable of meeting the essential living needs of asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 42021 question first answered 11/05/2020 13:45:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1192204

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2020
	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 will make it her policy to increase asylum support rates.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	42021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the level of the cash allowances, as we do each year, to ensure that they remain capable of meeting the essential living needs of asylum seekers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 42020 question first answered 11/05/2020 13:45:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1196054

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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 asylum seekers have been transferred from Section 95 to Section 4 support since 23 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	47278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Published stats will be available on gov.uk in due course, recent statistics since March 2020 are not yet ready for release. We can confirm that we have seen an increase in Section 4 application and we continue to move people who would no longer be eligible for Section 95 support onto Section 4. We are working to ensure that applications are dealt with efficiently, and that no one should be left destitute.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/05/2020 12:36:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1196055

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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 applications for Section 4 support have been (a) granted and (b) refused since 23 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	47279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>Published stats will be available on gov.uk in due course, recent statistics since March 2020 are not yet ready for release.  We can confirm that we have seen an increase in Section 4 application and we have moved people who would no longer be eligible for Section 95 support onto Section 4.  We are working to ensure that applications are dealt with efficiently, and that no one should be left destitute.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/05/2020 08:01:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1313360

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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, what assessment her Department has made of the ability of people in receipt of asylum support to access funds during the three days within the ASPEN card transition.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>A necessary period of disruption to the outgoing provider’s service from 5pm on Friday 21st May 2021 is required to enable the process of transferring card balances to the new provider ready for use on Monday 24th May 2021 at 9am. Throughout this period of service disruption over this weekend, service users will be unable to use their ASPEN card.</p><p>c43,000 new payment cards have been dispatched to date. Comprehensive, translated advice has accompanied the cards including guidance in relation to the weekend of 21<sup>st</sup> May. To prepare for this period of service disruption, we have advised service users to withdraw funds or make purchases needed for the weekend prior to its commencement.</p><p>We have been communicating with service users directly, indirectly via our strategic delivery partners and numerous stakeholder representatives to alert them of the forthcoming period of disruption. We are also working with the voluntary sector to minimise disruption to the people we support during the period of service disruption.</p><p>Longstanding arrangements for the provision of Emergency Cash Payments (ECPs) will not be affected by the period of transition and will remain available throughout. We have also planned to manage any increased need for ECPs should this be required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 233 question first answered 17/05/2021 15:46:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1313371

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	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, what assessment her Department has made of the availability and accessibility of voluntary sector organisations and foodbanks to people in receipt of asylum support during the ASPEN card transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>A necessary period of disruption to the outgoing provider’s service from 5pm on Friday 21st May 2021 is required to enable the process of transferring card balances to the new provider ready for use on Monday 24th May 2021 at 9am. Throughout this period of service disruption over this weekend, service users will be unable to use their ASPEN card.</p><p>c43,000 new payment cards have been dispatched to date. Comprehensive, translated advice has accompanied the cards including guidance in relation to the weekend of 21<sup>st</sup> May. To prepare for this period of service disruption, we have advised service users to withdraw funds or make purchases needed for the weekend prior to its commencement.</p><p>We have been communicating with service users directly, indirectly via our strategic delivery partners and numerous stakeholder representatives to alert them of the forthcoming period of disruption. We are also working with the voluntary sector to minimise disruption to the people we support during the period of service disruption.</p><p>Longstanding arrangements for the provision of Emergency Cash Payments (ECPs) will not be affected by the period of transition and will remain available throughout. We have also planned to manage any increased need for ECPs should this be required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 232 question first answered 17/05/2021 15:46:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham