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tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance

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registered interest

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03/09/2021

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Home Office

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Home Office

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Home Office

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Asylum: Finance

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question text

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the Government will set support for asylum seekers at 70 per cent of universal credit entitlement in line with the representations made by the Safe Passage campaign.

tabling member constituency

Edinburgh East

tabling member printed

Tommy Sheppard

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41957

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is ministerial correction

date of answer

10/09/2021

answer text

<p>Asylum seekers and their dependants who would otherwise be destitute are supported under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The package of support provided usually consists of free furnished accommodation with utility bills and council tax paid. Individuals are able to access free NHS healthcare and free education for children. They are also provided with a cash allowance to cover other essential living needs.</p><p>The level of the allowance is currently set at £39.63 per week for each person in the household. There are no plans to adjust the amount so that it is set at 70% of the rate of Universal Credit or align it with other mainstream benefits.</p>

answering member constituency

Croydon South

answering member printed

Chris Philp

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10/09/2021 13:24:32

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label	Biography information for Tommy Sheppard