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Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 31 March 2026. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 March 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.


Asylum: Families

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of their consultation titled Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns, how many families in receipt of asylum support under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 are currently classified as "appeals rights exhausted".

Answer

Data relating to people receiving section 95 support is published on GOV.UK as part of the immigration system statistics quarterly release. You can find the latest information in the data set from year ending December 2025 ‘Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support’. We do not currently publish data on those in receipt of support to the level of their family and appeal status.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL15672
Session
2024-26
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2026-0173
Thursday, 5 March 2026
Deposited papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects
Asylum Families
Legislation
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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