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Written question asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Labour) on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 June 2026. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Thursday, 2 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Asylum: Families

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to paragraph 34 on page 12 of the Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns consultation, what was the total number of failed asylum seekers in receipt of support in February.

Answer

Data relating to people receiving asylum support is published on GOV.UK as part of the immigration system statistics quarterly release. The latest information, from the year ending March 2026, is available in the data set ‘Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support’.

This data includes those in receipt of section 95 and section 4 support. Those receiving section 4 support are failed asylum seekers i.e. those whose asylum claims have been refused or declared inadmissible. The data for the period ending March 2026 shows, 4,745 people were in receipt of section 4 support. Within the published section 95 data, families with dependent children who have have had their asylum claims refused will be included, however, we do not currently publish data for the section 95 cohort by claim outcome.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL958
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Asylum Families
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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