United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 80778
Refugees: Employment
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7 November 2022
Last action
14 November 2022 · Answer
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Answered
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Asylum
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14 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help refugees in temporary accommodation engage in employment in the period between checks being completed and their claims being processed.
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7 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help refugees in temporary accommodation engage in employment in the period between checks being completed and their claims being processed.
Source: Commons
14 November 2022
Answer
Asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK unless their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List, which is based on expert advice f...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-07/80778
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1540246
- uk · wq-1540246 · source updated 14 November 2022