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768559

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government by whom, and when, the sum of £36.95 for asylum seekers' cash support was determined; and whether they have any plans to increase it.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL1909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and their dependants who would otherwise be destitute are provided with a cash allowance and accommodation if they need it. The Home Office regularly reviews the level of the cash allowance to ensure that it is sufficient to cover their essential living needs.</p><p> </p><p>The current allowance of £36.95 per week for each person in a household has been in place since 6 April 2015 and was set following a review that took place earlier that year. There was a further review in 2016 and a report of the outcome was published in March 2017: <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><p> </p><p>The report sets out the methodology used in the annual review to assess the adequacy of the allowance, which has been accepted by the courts.</p><p> </p><p>A further review is currently ongoing. Whether there will be any changes in the level of the allowance depends on the outcome of that review.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/10/2017 16:10:16 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name Report-on-review-of-cash-allowance-paid-to-asylum-seekers-2016 (1).pdf title Report on review of cash allowances:asylum seekers
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

62520

registered interest
date	18/06/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 6 May (WA 322), what form the review of asylum support rates will take; and which stakeholders will be consulted.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The review is an internal Home Office one, to ensure that the payments provided to destitute asylum seekers are sufficient to cover their essential living needs consistent with the judgement of 9 April. The Home Office has met with represenatives of &quot;Still Human Still Here&quot;, a coalition of organisations with an established interest in the issue. The review will take full account of both their views and the details of the judgment of 9 April.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 26/06/2014 15:48:13 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

448006

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long asylum seekers have to wait before they receive financial support upon arrival in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>Upon claiming asylum if an applicant presents as destitute they are entitled to access support services whilst a formal application for financial support is considered.</p><p>Destitute asylum seekers are usually accommodated in an Initial Accommodation facility, which is typically delivered as hostel style, full board accommodation.</p><p>The length of time someone will stay in an Initial Accommodation centre will vary from person to person according to their particular circumstances.</p><p>However, the Home Office aims to process their application for financial support and move straightforward cases to longer term dispersal accommodation in participating dispersal towns and cities within 19 days.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 02/02/2016 16:18:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100012

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many asylum claimants are left without any state support, on reaching the age of 18.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 27/10/2014 12:40:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

225782

registered interest
date	09/03/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently in receipt of support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they are unable to leave the United Kingdom by reason of a physical impediment.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>There are 1188 people who are currently in receipt of section 4 support that are recorded as having a physical impediment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 19/03/2015 12:08:50 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227444

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are in receipt of support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they have applied for a judicial review of their asylum application and have been given permission to proceed.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>At the end of December 2014, Home Office records indicate there were 212 people who were successful in their application for support under Section 4 because they had applied for a judicial review of their asylum application and were given permission to proceed. Please note that individuals may since have transitioned onto the receipt of section 4 support for a different reason, however this information is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 17:04:58 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

106185

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people for whom return is not possible have been in receipt of support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for longer than six months.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Support is provided in some circumstances to failed asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p><p>Although no specific records are kept, only a small number of people seek support because they claim they are permanently unable to leave the UK. Support is provided because there is a temporary legal or practical obstacle to departure, for example because the person is too sick to travel or needs time to apply for the necessary travel document. The number of people who have been on section 4 support for more than 6 months is 4,395.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:20:07 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

101001

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have been on support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for a period in excess of (1) six months, (2) one year and (3) five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Length of time people have been on Section 4 support</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Period on support</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of People</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>6 to 12 months</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>1 year to 5 years</p></td><td><p>3013</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>5 years or more</p></td><td><p>698</p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 18/11/2014 15:22:06 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

346826

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people have received support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 for more than (1) one year, (2) 5 years, and (3) 10 years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL64
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>As of 28 May the number of people who have been in receipt of asylum support can be found in the table below:</p><p>Years in receipt of Support - Number of people</p><p>Between 1and 5 years - 3,330</p><p>Between 5 and 10 years - 295</p><p>More than 10 Years - 0</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 04/06/2015 15:02:01 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

227443

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people receive support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 specifically because it is the Secretary of State’s opinion that no viable route of return is currently available.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL5764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>There is currently no country which the Secretary of State has designated as having no viable route of return available.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 23/03/2015 16:37:25 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno