Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people becoming homeless after leaving asylum accommodation.

Individuals granted asylum are able to work and access mainstream services that support their integration. We are working across Government to ensure smooth transition into work and to ensure these services meet the needs of all newly granted refugees. Those refused asylum and whose appeal rights are exhausted are expected to leave the United Kingdom.

All asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) service provided for the Home Office by Migrant Help. Migrant Help or their partner organisation support all individuals when they receive a decision on their asylum claim. This support includes providing advice on employment and signposting to local authorities for assistance.

We continue to work with colleagues at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to understand rough sleeping and homelessness pressures within local authorities. We share enhanced data sets (the Place Based Visibility tool - PBVT) with local authorities and statutory partners which we are continuing to develop further. The PBVT is complimented by the Discontinuation Prediction Tool (DPT) which is shared weekly; this data provides a real time view of discontinuation notices likely to be served in the next following 4-6 weeks.