Asylum: Finance
(asked on 7th June 2021) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much was the weekly benefit payment received by asylum seekers in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
Asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute can obtain support from the Home Office. The support package usually consists of free, furnished accommodation (with utility bills and council tax paid) and a weekly cash allowance to meet other essential living needs.
The standard weekly cash allowance for a single adult asylum seeker over the past 10 years is set out in the table below.
Year | Weekly Rate |
From 18 April 2011 | £36.62 |
From 6 April 2015 | £36.95 |
From 6 February 2018 | £37.75 |
From 15 June 2020 | £39.60 |
From 22 February 2021 | £39.63 |