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<p>The Government ensures that asylum seekers are not left destitute by providing
accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their essential living needs.</p><p>The
table below sets out the current weekly allowances provided to asylum seekers and
various categories of dependants that may also be supported.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>LEVELS OF CASH SUPPORT FROM
18 APRIL 2011</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td>SINGLE
PERSON</td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aged 18 or over (excluding lone parent)</p></td><td><p>36.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aged
25 years or over (excluding lone parent), where the decision to provide cash support
was made before 5 October 2009 and the person reached age 25 prior to that date.</p></td><td><p>42.62</p></td></tr><tr><td>QUALIFYING
COUPLES</td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both 18 years or over</p></td><td><p>72.52</p></td></tr><tr><td>LONE
PARENT AGE 18 OR OVER</td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Age 18 or over</p></td><td><p>43.94</p></td></tr><tr><td>PERSONAL
ALLOWANCE FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN</td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Person aged
under 16</p></td><td><p>52.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Person aged 16 but under 18
(except where the person is a member of a Qualifying Couple)</p></td><td><p>39.80</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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Government has reviewed the allowances and concluded that the allowances are sufficient
to cover the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families.</p><p> </p><p>
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