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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-21more like thismore than 2017-06-21
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Home Office more like this
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answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
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. more like this
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Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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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> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
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label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno more like this