Asylum: Employment
Lords · Question HL553 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Allen of Kensington
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to alter the current arrangements for asylum seekers whose claim has been outstanding for more than 12 months through no fault of their own to be able to request permission to work in jobs on t
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 16 Sep 2024
Asylum seekers granted permission to work are restricted by the Home Office to apply for jobs on the Immigration Salary List which replaced the Shortage Occupation List on 4 April 2024. The list itself is based on expert advice from the independent Migrat...