Social Security Benefits: Asylum
Commons · Question 93203 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with (a) asylum seeker status, (b) refused asylum seeker status and (c) no lawful immigration status are in receipt of benefit support; and what the annual cost of that support is.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 3 Dec 2025
People without valid UK immigration status are prohibited from accessing public funds benefits, including asylum seekers and those refused asylum in the UK. People with a pending asylum application may be able to claim asylum support provided by the Home ...