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date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers with children have been made homeless on achieving refugee status in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements.</p><p>We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation.  This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.  Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. Individuals can contact Migrant Help in three ways:</p><ul><li>The freephone line 0808 8010 503. This is available 24/7/365</li><li>Webchat through the website at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migranthelpuk.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Drake2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C804acf5932c34f18ba4a08dc73fd9e05%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638512780313290297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0%2BGCv7ZAj6bN7fGpMMtQuYiaCoIpWvRGnwYqIBUwm24%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li><li>Raise an Issue via an online enquiry form, again at <a href="https://www.migranthelpuk.org" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li></ul><p>We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures.  We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4413 question first answered 21/05/2024 14:55:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715960

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Homelessness
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many asylum seekers with at least one disabled child who have achieved refugee status have been made homeless on achieving that status in the past 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested.</p><p>The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered. Following the service of an asylum decision, an individual continues to be an asylum seeker for the purpose of asylum support until the end of the relevant prescribed period set out in legislation. This period is 28 calendar days from when an individual is notified of a decision to accept their asylum claim and grant them leave and we have no plans to extend this period. Whilst our legislative power is clear, we do in practice already extend support beyond this. Our current process means that individuals can remain on asylum support for at least 28 days after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), which means that individuals have longer than 28 days to make arrangements to move on before their asylum support ends. It is important that individuals initiate plans to move on from asylum support as soon as they are served their asylum decision in order to maximise the time they have to make move on arrangements.</p><p>We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation.  This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing.  Individuals do not need to wait for their BRP to make a claim for benefits and are encouraged to do so as early as possible if they require them. Individuals can contact Migrant Help in three ways:</p><ul><li>The freephone line 0808 8010 503. This is available 24/7/365</li><li>Webchat through the website at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.migranthelpuk.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Drake2%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C804acf5932c34f18ba4a08dc73fd9e05%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638512780313290297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0%2BGCv7ZAj6bN7fGpMMtQuYiaCoIpWvRGnwYqIBUwm24%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li><li>Raise an Issue via an online enquiry form, again at <a href="https://www.migranthelpuk.org" target="_blank">https://www.migranthelpuk.org</a>.</li></ul><p>We continue to identify and make efficiencies in supporting newly recognised refugees during the move on period and to mitigate the risk of homelessness. We are fully committed to working with partners in doing this. We have already worked closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures.  We are also utilising Home Office Liaison Officers to replicate part of the Afghan resettlement move on process. We have been working in three local authority areas since December 2023; Glasgow, Brent and Hillingdon. This has now been expanded to Manchester and Liverpool.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4412 question first answered 21/05/2024 14:55:13 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715961

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Hotels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many refugee families which include teenage children of both sexes being forced to share a single hotel room.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data relating to numbers of teenage children of both sexes and room-sharing; families generally manage their own sleeping arrangements, post-allocation of beds and rooms.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4415 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:45:53 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715962

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Hotels
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the psychological impact on refugee families of (1) overcrowding, and (2) the placement of teenage children of both sexes in a single hotel room.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data relating to numbers of teenage children of both sexes and room-sharing; families generally manage their own sleeping arrangements, post-allocation of beds and rooms.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4414 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:45:53 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715963

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of changes to the probate system on the average length of time taken to complete probate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>Since the launch of the new digital service in 2019, over 1.2 million probate applications have been processed on the new platform and around 80% of applications are made digitally. HMCTS is committed to continually improving the system, using feedback from our users to help shape future improvements. In addition, HMCTS has increased staffing levels and streamlined internal processes to improve waiting times.</p><p>Management information published by HMCTS (which does not go through the same level of quality assurance and analysis as the Family Court Statistics Quarterly) shows the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, from receipt of documentation, reduced by 3 weeks in March 2024 to 9 weeks. Overall output has also increased, the first quarter of 2024 (January to March 2024) saw the highest quarterly number of grants issued since the statistics have been published, with 83,060 grants issued. This is a 32% increase on the same period in 2023.</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and HMCTS Management information and currently cover the period up to December 2023 and March 2023 respectively.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 21/05/2024 12:10:15 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1715964

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Sales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of house sales collapsing as a result of delays to probate.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL4417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>This department does not hold information on the number of house sales that collapse as a result of delays to probate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 20/05/2024 14:53:55 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath