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date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what level of benefits and other support is given to (1) single, and (2) married, asylum seekers each month after arriving in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL88
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>Asylum seekers and their dependants who would otherwise be destitute are supported by the Home Office under the powers set out in section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.</p><p>The support usually consists of free furnished accommodation (with utility bills and council tax paid) and a weekly cash allowance to cover their other essential living needs. The current level of the allowance is £36.95 per week for each supported person in a household. Asylum seekers and their dependants who are accommodated by friends or relatives can apply to receive the cash allowance if they need help to cover their essential living needs.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 26/06/2017 11:31:46 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

731188

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
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 ensure that information provided by survivors of Grenfell Tower about residency or immigration status will not be used for criminal investigation or affect rehousing rights.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>We will make sure that all victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, irrespective of their immigration status, will be able to access the services they need, including accommodation and healthcare. We will not use this tragic incident as a reason to carry out immigration checks on those providing vital information to identify victims.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/06/2017 10:50:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

731407

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue was generated from visa applications that were denied in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	40
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not collect this information as a matter of course, and therefore no data is held to enable us to provide a response.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 26/06/2017 10:52:50 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan