Social Rented Housing: Asylum and Undocumented Migrants
Commons · Question 5689 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers applying for social housing.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 11 Oct 2024
If a person's immigration status does not allow them recourse to public funds then they are not eligible for an allocation of social housing. This includes irregular migrants and asylum seekers.