Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 115023

Social Services: Asylum

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the costs to local authorities of providing social care and related services to asylum seekers.

Answer

Alison McGovern
Ministers and officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government engage regularly with counterparts in the Home Office on a range of issues, including on matters relating to local government. The Home Office has overall responsibilit...

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