United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 746
Refugees: Universal Credit
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8 November 2023
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13 November 2023 · Answer
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Asylum
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13 November 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 201819 on Refugees: Finance, whether someone with refugee status may make an application for Universal Credit before they have received their
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8 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 23 October 2023 to Question 201819 on Refugees: Finance, whether someone with refugee status may make an application for Universal Credit before they have received their
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13 November 2023
Answer
Those granted refugee status have recourse to public funds and are able to apply for Universal Credit as soon as they receive their grant of status. Individuals do not need to have received their Biometric Residence Permit before making a claim to Univers...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-08/746
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1668442
- uk · wq-1668442 · source updated 13 November 2023