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Asylum: Applications

Commons · Question 6087 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 8 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average administrative cost per asylum applicant of processing an asylum claim, including costs associated with interviews, interpretation, legal support a

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 8 Jun 2026

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.A breakdown of Asylum Costs and Productivity, is ...