Asylum: Social Services
Commons · Question 111395 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to fully reimburse local authorities for the costs of providing social care to asylum seekers.
Answer
Answered by Alex Norris, 10 Mar 2026
The Home Office provides funding to local authorities, to assist with eligible expenditure costs of supporting asylum seekers in asylum accommodation in their areas, through the asylum dispersal grant. Expenditure for the funding may include, but not be l...