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Asylum: Finance

Commons · Question 13498 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 19 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to allocate funding to support (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers from budgets other than Official Development Assistance.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 19 Nov 2024

The UK reports ODA spending consistent with internationally agreed OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rules, which includes certain basic support costs for refugees and asylum seekers. The Home Office uses non-ODA funding for all other costs not ...