Asylum: Undocumented Workers
Commons · Question 62736 · Tabled 25 Jun 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of illegally working while awaiting an asylum claim have on the outcome of that claim.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 30 Jun 2025
Illegal working is a criminal offence, and it is important for asylum seekers to adhere to the rules on the right to work in the UK. Evidence of illegal working will routinely be taken into account when assessing an asylum seeker's claim.