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Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Monday, 28 April 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 April 2025. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 May 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Maternity Payments

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many one-off maternity payments of £300 have been granted to asylum seekers whose baby was (a) due in 11 weeks or less and (b) under 6 months old.

Answer

The data held centrally by the Home Office on support for asylum seekers does not disaggregate payments according to the age of the children or due to the date of their mothers. However, the Home Office publishes information on overall asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report all relevant payments are included in this data.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
48628
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Asylum Maternity payments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk