Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 18 March 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 March 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 31 March 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigration: Housing

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 17 March 2008, Official Report, column 806W, on immigration: housing, how many individual agreements have been reached with local authorities; what the cost of such agreements has been; how many schemes to prevent homelessness have been included in the reimbursement package; what the cost of such schemes has been; how many units of social housing have been occupied by households moving from asylum support as a result of the legacy exercise, broken down by housing sector; and what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of the measures outlined in the answer.

Answer: [holding answer 25 March 2008]: In recent months the Border and Immigration Agency has worked with the Local Government Association, Council of Scottish Local Authorities and Welsh Local Government Association, as well as individually with relevant local authorities to agree an approach to the family cases we have recently prioritised who have been allowed to remain in the UK.The agreements themselves do not hold a particular cost. A 'transitional costs fund' has been made available where unavoidable, additional expenses have occurred. Local authorities need to submit claims to this fund. Claims will then be assessed on an individual basis and local authorities will be reimbursed appropriately. As yet, this work is not complete.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 474 c611W; 196267
Session: 2007-08
Related items: Asylum: Housing
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Subjects: Housing Migrants
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