United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL12929
Asylum: Employment
Introduced
12 December 2025
Last action
2 January 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
2 January 2026
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the asylum policy in Restoring Order and Control, updated on 21 November, whether asylum seekers who are awaiting a decision after 12 months will be able to apply for jobs.
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12 December 2025
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, with regard to the asylum policy in Restoring Order and Control, updated on 21 November, whether asylum seekers who are awaiting a decision after 12 months will be able to apply for jobs.
Source: Lords
2 January 2026
Answer
Asylum seekers are eligible to apply for permission to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. There are no current plans to change this policy.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-12/HL12929
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1863742
- uk · wq-1863742 · source updated 2 January 2026