Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure adequate (a) healthcare and (b) financial support for asylum seekers during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asylum seekers have full access to the NHS and all those being accommodated by the Home Office are receiving translated public health guidance in relation to Covid-19, including how to prevent its spread and measures they should take to protect themselves and others.

We are currently reviewing the level of the cash allowances, as we do each year, to ensure that they remain capable of meeting the essential living needs of asylum seekers