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Written question asked by Sarah Owen (Labour) on Monday, 4 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 December 2023. It was answered by Tom Pursglove (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 2023 on behalf of the Home Office.

Migrants: Temporary Accommodation

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that local authorities have adequate (a) funding and (b) support to house asylum seekers who are granted leave to remain.

Answer

All individuals who receive a positive decision on their asylum claim are eligible to support and accommodation for at least 28 days from when their decision is served.

We offer move on support to all individuals through Migrant Help or their partner organisation in doing this. This includes providing advice on accessing the labour market, on applying for Universal Credit and signposting to local authorities for assistance with housing. Newly recognised refugees are entitled to housing assistance from their local authority and are treated as a priority need if they have children or are considered vulnerable. 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.

We are ensuring our cross government partners, such as the (DWP) and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) are sighted on data to enable them to consider the impacts of increased decision making and effectively plan.  We are also working with 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. Our accommodation providers are directly working with local authorities to notify them when an individual is due to have their asylum support ended.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5047
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Finance Migrants Local government Temporary accommodation
Link
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