Asylum Seekers: Local Authority Accommodation Debate

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Department: Home Office

Asylum Seekers: Local Authority Accommodation

Lord Kamall Excerpts
Monday 16th January 2023

(1 year, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Murray of Blidworth Portrait Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)
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Certainly, when a refugee is assigned to a local authority area, there is a payment to the local authority in relation to that person to defray the costs of the accommodation for that individual.

Lord Kamall Portrait Lord Kamall (Con)
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My Lords, the Question was about local authorities that do not take their fair share. Will my noble friend the Minister enlighten the House on whether he or his department are aware of any local authorities that have refused to take their fair share of asylum seekers?

Lord Murray of Blidworth Portrait Lord Murray of Blidworth (Con)
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Since April 2022, when the policy was changed, the department has not noticed that any particular authorities have been backward in coming forward in relation to assisting the department in this regard.