Written Question·Home Office·UIN 13498

Asylum: Finance

Tabled: 11 November 2024

Answered: 19 November 2024

Question

Chris Law

Scottish National Party — Dundee Central

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to allocate funding to support (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers from budgets other than Official Development Assistance.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The UK reports ODA spending consistent with internationally agreed OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rules, which includes certain basic support costs for refugees and asylum seekers. The Home Office uses non-ODA funding for all other costs not ...

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