Asylum: Expenditure
Lords · Question HL6427 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 15 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Jamieson
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the net cost of supporting (1) asylum seekers and (2) their children, to local authorities in England across all public services, including schooling and housing.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 15 Apr 2025
The Home Office does not hold an assessment of the kind requested, but we regularly publish details of the costs of the asylum system in our departmental annual reports.