Written questions

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...