Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 93203
Social Security Benefits: Asylum
Tabled: 20 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025
Question
Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) asylum seeker status, (b) refused asylum seeker status and (c) no lawful immigration status are in receipt of benefit support; and what the annual cost of that support is.
Answer
Andrew WesternPeople without valid UK immigration status are prohibited from accessing public funds benefits, including asylum seekers and those refused asylum in the UK. People with a pending asylum application may be able to claim asylum support provided by the Home ...
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