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<p>In general, there are two types of accommodation used for asylum seekers. First,
Initial Accommodation (“IA”) which is mainly full board and is provided while the
support application is being assessed. Second, “dispersal accommodation”, generally
shared flats, maisonettes and houses, is provided once the person is found to be eligible
for support. The length of time someone will stay in an Initial Accommodation centre
will vary from person to person according to their particular circumstances. However,
the Home Office aims to process their application for financial support and move straightforward
cases to longer term dispersal accommodation in participating dispersal towns and
cities within 19 days.</p><p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number
of people housed in initial accommodation under each section of the 1999 Act. It could
only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
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