Asylum: Social Security Benefits — Written Question

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal Democrat — Cheltenham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her department's policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, updated on 20 November 2025, who will hold the discreti

Answer

Alex Norris

Asylum seekers are not eligible for mainstream benefits (such as universal credit) which are available to British citizens and other permanent residents. However, if they would otherwise be destitute, the Home Office currently has a legal duty to offer su...

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