United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 116385
Jobseeker's Allowance: Refugees
Introduced
29 November 2017
Last action
4 December 2017 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
4 December 2017
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people granted refugee status receive jobseeker's allowance; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the potential barriers to receiving jobseeker's allo
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29 November 2017
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that people granted refugee status receive jobseeker's allowance; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the potential barriers to receiving jobseeker's allo
Source: Commons
4 December 2017
Answer
People granted refugee status have the same entitlement to benefit as UK citizens. We are working closely with the Home Office to ensure that newly granted refugees are aware of this and receive support to make a claim to benefit where needed. While bank ...
Source: Written answer
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2017-11-29/116385
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/797422
- uk · wq-797422 · source updated 4 December 2017