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<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>
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