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1520157

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether people granted temporary protection under the Permission to stay on a protection route for asylum claims lodged on or after 28 June 2022 guidance, published on 28 June, will permanently avoid a change to their conditions of no recourse to public funds.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL2408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>Individuals granted refugee permission to stay (Group 1 refugees) or temporary permission to stay (Group 2 refugees) currently have full access to the labour market, as well as recourse to public funds.</p><p>Section 12 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 permits differentiation on the basis of access to public funds. All our policies are kept under review and may be subject to change in the future.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL2407 question first answered 24/10/2022 11:44:49 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1473148

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of asylum seekers awaiting an initial screening interview are in receipt of section 98 support.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Anne McLaughlin
uin	24611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2022 answer text <p>The latest published Immigration Statistics detail the number of asylum seekers on Asylum Support. These statistics can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets#asylum-support.</a></p><p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates the number of asylum seekers awaiting an initial screening interview are in receipt of section 98 support. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/07/2022 09:57:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 9886 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4437 label Biography information for Anne McLaughlin

1470246

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish her Department’s lessons learned review of the transition to ASPEN cards for asylum seekers in summer 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	17925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the report. The vast majority of service users have now received and activated their new Aspen card since the service went live on Monday 24th May 2021.</p><p>These cards are working and being used successfully to make purchases or withdraw funds (dependent on asylum seeker support type). Where replacement cards have been requested, they are being actioned swiftly and are being dispatched to service users accordingly. Card activation rates continue to increase. We are proactively working with partners to ensure that any eligible service users receive their new Aspen card and activate it successfully. In the interim, Emergency Cash Payments (ECPs) are being provided to support their critical needs.</p><p>There are no plans to publish the department’s Lessons learned review.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/06/2022 10:07:59 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove previous answer version 7491 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1464120

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2022 to Question 371, what proportion of Section 95 applications are resolved within the target time periods set out in that answer, in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	4640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost. This is because we only hold operational data and it would need manual analysis and reporting.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 16:26:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3534 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1463349

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how long asylum seekers who have been granted section 95 status currently have to wait to receive an Aspen card.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>When an asylum seeker in full-board initial accommodation (where there is Migrant Help physical presence) has been granted section 95 states an Aspen card will be issued within 4-6 working days. Where individuals are in other accommodation locations they will be sent Aspen cards by Royal Mail post, once issued.</p><p>We have undertaken improvement work to reduce the waiting time by introducing twice weekly reporting and ensuring prompt data sharing with Migrant Help.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 2593 question first answered 19/05/2022 15:06:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1463350

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the waiting time between asylum seekers being granted section 95 status and receiving an Aspen card.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	2593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>When an asylum seeker in full-board initial accommodation (where there is Migrant Help physical presence) has been granted section 95 states an Aspen card will be issued within 4-6 working days. Where individuals are in other accommodation locations they will be sent Aspen cards by Royal Mail post, once issued.</p><p>We have undertaken improvement work to reduce the waiting time by introducing twice weekly reporting and ensuring prompt data sharing with Migrant Help.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 2592 question first answered 19/05/2022 15:06:35 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1416928

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many women and children are in receipt of asylum support under s98, s95 or s4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	112524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish a breakdown of these statistics which disaggregates gender or age of supported of asylum seekers. These figures are not available in a reportable format and to provide the information could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/02/2022 15:34:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1399195

registered interest
date	04/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the ONS’s most recent data on consumer price inflation, published 15 December 2021, when her Department plans to review the rates of cash allowance for asylum seekers in response to the increased rate of inflation; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	96895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has been reviewing the level of cash support provided to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute and expects to announce the outcome of the review shortly.</p><p>The review will take account of current levels of inflation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/01/2022 12:32:20 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1352230

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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
uin	41957
answer	answer 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 question first answered 10/09/2021 13:24:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1352618

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under what circumstances and asylum support provision persons issued with a Notice of Intent are being supported.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Anne McLaughlin
uin	41947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>An asylum seeker who receives a “notice of intent” stating their asylum claim may be treated as inadmissible, is eligible to receive support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 if they would otherwise be destitute.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/09/2021 13:09:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4437 label Biography information for Anne McLaughlin