United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 21874
Asylum: Homelessness
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Introduced
16 April 2024
Last action
23 April 2024 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
Source updated
23 April 2024
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the number of asylum seekers presenting as homeless.
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Timeline
16 April 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the number of asylum seekers presenting as homeless.
Source: Commons
23 April 2024
Answer
Asylum seekers are not eligible for statutory homelessness assistance. The Home Office has a statutory obligation to provide accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute while their application for asylum is being considered.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-16/21874
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1701320
- uk · wq-1701320 · source updated 23 April 2024