Written question asked by Priti Patel (Conservative) on Monday, 16 October 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 October 2023. It was answered by Robert Jenrick (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 October 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Housing

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when payments will be made to local authorities with large scale asylum accommodation sites in their boundaries; and if she will publish the criteria and conditions of the funding provided.

Answer: We are committed to making the funding payments in the fastest manner possible, and while we are exploring options to accelerate this and make a one-off payment by the end of this month, at present we are working on a grant where the payment will be released to during the following quarter of the year in which the bed was first occupied. This payment aligns with those made for each new dispersal bed and a funding instruction will be provided when the grant is live.

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