Baroness Finlay of Llandaff
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(5 years, 5 months ago)
Lords ChamberI can only say “in due course” at the moment, but I am very happy to meet with her and the Red Cross.
Have the Government undertaken discussions with the banks? The problem is that universal credit is paid to banks, but refugees cannot prove residency and therefore need an alternative system to prove that they are refugees when opening a bank account.
I certainly recognise that bank accounts are a difficulty for refugees. Local authorities were doing a pilot in 19 local authority areas, appointing 35 local authority liaison officers. They are there to give just that type of support, because we recognise that that is an issue.