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1470246

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
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, whether she plans to publish her Department’s lessons learned review of the transition to ASPEN cards for asylum seekers in summer 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	17925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the report. The vast majority of service users have now received and activated their new Aspen card since the service went live on Monday 24th May 2021.</p><p>These cards are working and being used successfully to make purchases or withdraw funds (dependent on asylum seeker support type). Where replacement cards have been requested, they are being actioned swiftly and are being dispatched to service users accordingly. Card activation rates continue to increase. We are proactively working with partners to ensure that any eligible service users receive their new Aspen card and activate it successfully. In the interim, Emergency Cash Payments (ECPs) are being provided to support their critical needs.</p><p>There are no plans to publish the department’s Lessons learned review.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2022 10:07:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 7491 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1674408

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
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 his Department has taken recent steps to provide financial support to asylum seekers housed in hotels for their voluntary return.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	4757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office will always look to support those who wish to depart the United Kingdom voluntarily, and the extent of that support is based on a case-by-case assessment of an individual’s needs. General eligibility criteria can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/return-home-voluntarily/who" target="_blank">Get help to return home if you’re a migrant in the UK: Who can get help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on all types of removals from the UK, which include voluntary departures. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Published datasets for voluntary returns are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets" target="_blank">Returns and detention datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The cost of a voluntary return depends on the individual circumstances of the case, and therefore we are not able to provide a definitive figure.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 4758 4759 question first answered 08/12/2023 13:07:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1173243

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
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, what steps she is taking to monitor the time taken to issue ASPEN cards to people on asylum support; and what steps she is taking to ensure that back payments are paid in cases where there has been a delay in issuing that card.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	7663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>A dedicated ASPEN team is in place and manages, via the AIRE Service Provider, all enquiries relating to ASPEN Cards which includes a contact email inbox.</p><p>The HO does not routinely collect data on the time taken to issue ASPEN cards but we are continuing to work with all accommodation providers to ensure that applicants are able to access financial support upon dispersal. There is an Emergency Support Payment (ECP) provision available from Providers to ensure that Service Users are supported until receipt of their ASPEN Card.</p><p>For service users awaiting payment of backdated support, there is a priority workstream in place which is subject to robust scrutiny to ensure correct levels of backdated support are provided.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 7664 question first answered 30/06/2020 13:10:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1173244

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
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, what steps she has taken to ensure that people in receipt of asylum support are able to access payments via their ASPEN card when moved to dispersal accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	7664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>A dedicated ASPEN team is in place and manages, via the AIRE Service Provider, all enquiries relating to ASPEN Cards which includes a contact email inbox.</p><p>The HO does not routinely collect data on the time taken to issue ASPEN cards but we are continuing to work with all accommodation providers to ensure that applicants are able to access financial support upon dispersal. There is an Emergency Support Payment (ECP) provision available from Providers to ensure that Service Users are supported until receipt of their ASPEN Card.</p><p>For service users awaiting payment of backdated support, there is a priority workstream in place which is subject to robust scrutiny to ensure correct levels of backdated support are provided.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 7663 question first answered 30/06/2020 13:10:35 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1176528

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
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, whether her Department plans to extend the contract with Sodexo for the provision of Aspen cards to asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	13048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2020 answer text <p>A new supplier will provide payment card services following transition from the current provider, Sodexo. Timelines are currently being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/04/2020 16:30:00 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1184644

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
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, what her Department's target is for issuing ASPEN cards; and what recent assessment her Department has made of performance against those targets.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	28746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The HO does not routinely collect data on the time taken to issue ASPEN cards but we are continuing to work with all accommodation providers to ensure that applicants are able to access financial support upon dispersal. There is an Emergency Support Payment (ECP) provision available from Providers to ensure that Service Users are supported until receipt of their ASPEN Card.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 19/03/2020 16:45:33 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1186598

registered interest
date	19/03/2020
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, whether additional support will be provided to asylum seekers using ASPEN cards to ensure they have access to sufficient food and supplies during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	32242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>We take the welfare of our service users very seriously and we are considering a range of options to ensure that ensure service users have sufficient support during the COVID 10 outbreak, ensuring that we are adhering to Public Health England guidance.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/03/2020 13:20:59 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1191716

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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 her Department will increase financial support for asylum seekers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	41562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 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. In addition to weekly cash payments, asylum seekers who claim support also receive free furnished accommodation in which utilities are paid for.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 20/05/2020 08:03:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

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