Asylum: Social Security Benefits
Commons · Question 93313 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Restoring Order and Control: A statement on the government’s asylum and returns policy, updated on 20 November 2025, what criteria his Department
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 28 Nov 2025
The Home Secretary announced, in the Home Office’s Asylum and Returns Policy Statement on 17 November 2026, that DWP will consult on the rules for taxpayer-funded benefits to prioritise access for long-term residents and those who are making an economic c...