United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 13342
Asylum: Costs
Introduced
25 June 2026
Last action
15 July 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
15 July 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost to the public purse per asylum seeker over the duration of their claim, including accommodation, healthcare and support services; and, i
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25 June 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost to the public purse per asylum seeker over the duration of their claim, including accommodation, healthcare and support services; and, i
Source: Commons
15 July 2026
Answer
The Home Office has published an indicative estimate of £18,700 for the average cost of an asylum claim as part of the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 Impact Assessment. This is a forward-looking estimate for economic appraisal, based on recent data from...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-06-25/13342
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1920560
- uk · wq-1920560 · source updated 15 July 2026