Written Question·Home Office·UIN 111404

Asylum: Social Services

Tabled: 5 February 2026

Answered: 10 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the long-term reliance of asylum seekers on local authority social care services.

Answer

Alex Norris

The Home Office provides funding to local authorities, to assist with eligible expenditure costs of supporting asylum seekers in asylum accommodation in their areas, through the asylum dispersal grant. Expenditure for the funding may include, but not be l...

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