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<p>There are no plans to increase the period to 50 days.</p><p> </p><p>If an asylum
seeker receiving support from the Home Office is granted refugee status they are given
notice that their support will stop 28 days later and provided with a Biometric Residence
Permit (BRP). The BRP is the main document they need to prove their eligibility to
take employment or apply for benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions. Additionally,
under new arrangements the Home Office offers the refugee assistance to make a benefits
claim by arranging an appointment with a local DWP office.</p><p> </p><p>The Home
Office also issues the refugee with a national insurance number (NINO). Possession
of a NINO at this stage is not essential to make a benefits application as the DWP
can provide one as part of the benefits claim process. We have, however, been working
to ensure that the NINO is issued at the same time as the BRP and plan to implement
a new process in the new year whereby the number is printed on the BRP.</p>
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