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<p>Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can apply for free accommodation
and cash support to cover their essential living needs whilst their cases are considered.</p><p>If
they have an emergency need for accommodation they can ask to be put in initial accommodation
whilst their support applications are being processed and the vast majority of such
requests are processed on the same day. We aim to resolve Section 95 applications
received from people in Initial Accommodation within 3 days and other applications
from people staying in private accommodation within 10 days. All cases are considered
on their own merits, in some cases applicants are asked to provide further information
before a decision on eligibility can reached. Information on the average length of
time between asylum support application and payment is not routinely collected and
could only be provided by examination of individual case records, which would result
in disproportionate cost.</p>
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