Written Question·Home Office·UIN 88529

Refugees: Housing

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of extending the move-on period for refugees from 28 to 56 days.

Answer

Mike Tapp
On 9 December 2024, the Home Office operationalised a pilot to extend the grace period to 56 days to support local authorities during a period of increased asylum decision making and with the transition to eVisas.An independent evaluation has been ongoing...

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