Written Question·Home Office·UIN 49981

Asylum: Finance

Tabled: 2 May 2025

Answered: 9 May 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how is the value of the financial sum added weekly to an Aspen card calculated.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The level of the allowance given to those supported under section 95 and section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is reviewed each year to ensure it covers an asylum seekers’ essential living needs. Details of what is considered essential, can be ...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 49981) →