Asked by: Sarah Edwards (Labour - Tamworth)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to reimburse charities for the costs of providing emergency accommodation to asylum seekers who have been incorrectly evicted from Home Office-provided accommodation while their asylum claims remain subject to appeal.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)
The Department would not reimburse charities for the costs of providing emergency accommodation in these circumstances.
Individuals will always receive at least seven days of asylum support following notification that their support is being stopped, although this period is usually longer. This provides time for individuals to make an appeal or submit a reinstatement request before an eviction takes place. Where an appeal is made in time, the individual can continue receiving their existing asylum support.