Asylum: Local Government Services
Commons · Question 93317 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of supporting work asylum seekers who do not qualify for benefits on local authority spending.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 25 Nov 2025
Asylum seekers are not eligible for mainstream benefits (such as universal credit) which are available to British citizens and other permanent residents. However, if they would otherwise be destitute, the Home Office currently has a legal duty to offer su...