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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2017-02-06more like thismore than 2017-02-06
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Refugees remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Freud on 14 December 2016 (HL3927), what the new process being piloted by the Department for Work and Pensions in conjunction with the Home Office consists of; what evaluation has been made of its impact; whether that evaluation will be published; and if so, when. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-02-09more like thismore than 2017-02-09
answer text <p>The pilot aims to assist asylum applicants who have been granted leave to remain in the UK to make contact with DWP at the earliest opportunity. Once a customer who has been granted leave to remain in the UK ceases to be eligible for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) financial support they will be contacted by UKVI to establish whether they would like any assistance with making an appointment with DWP. If they indicate that they would need assistance then UKVI will contact DWP on their behalf to make an appointment for them to attend their nearest jobcentre. UKVI will relay the details of this appointment back to the customer and will ensure that they are aware of the information that they need to take with them.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot is expected to run to the end of February 2017 and will be reviewed to determine if this additional support has facilitated a better transition from asylum support to mainstream benefits. This will then inform the length of support UKVI should provide to all asylum applicants who are granted leave to remain. DWP will write to the Work and Pensions Select Committee with an update later this year.</p>
answering member printed Lord Henley more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-02-09T15:59:49.437Zmore like thismore than 2017-02-09T15:59:49.437Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Henley more like this
tabling member
4234
label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this