Written Question·Home Office·UIN 15337

Asylum: Employment

Tabled: 20 November 2024

Answered: 2 December 2024

Question

Susan Murray

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of allowing asylum seekers to undertake paid work.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

At present, asylum seekers who have had their claim outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own, can apply for permission to work. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Immigration Salary List. This list is based on ex...

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