Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support asylum seekers who are waiting for a decision on an asylum claim.

Asylum support and accommodation is available for asylum seekers awaiting a decision on their claim (including any dependants) who would otherwise be destitute.

Further information about support asylum seekers may be entitled to can be found at Asylum support: What you'll get - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).