United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93203
Social Security Benefits: Asylum
Introduced
20 November 2025
Last action
3 December 2025 · Answer
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Asylum
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3 December 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) asylum seeker status, (b) refused asylum seeker status and (c) no lawful immigration status are in receipt of benefit support; and what the annual cost of that support is.
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20 November 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) asylum seeker status, (b) refused asylum seeker status and (c) no lawful immigration status are in receipt of benefit support; and what the annual cost of that support is.
Source: Commons
3 December 2025
Answer
People without valid UK immigration status are prohibited from accessing public funds benefits, including asylum seekers and those refused asylum in the UK. People with a pending asylum application may be able to claim asylum support provided by the Home ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-11-20/93203
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1855146
- uk · wq-1855146 · source updated 3 December 2025