Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the potential availability of housing for refugees who have reached the end of their move-on period.

There are no plans to extend the move on period beyond the 28-day period set out in legislation. All individuals who are granted leave should currently be receiving a minimum of 28 days on asylum support after they have been issued a Biometric Residence Permit.

We are working with our partners, including local authorities, to provide timely notification of key events that impact them. Additionally, we are working with our Strategic Migration Partnerships to facilitate regional sessions with councils and to share data.

Our accommodation providers are directly working with local authorities to notify them when an individual is due to have their asylum support ended.

We continue to work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to ensure the right asylum decision data is being shared with local authorities to enable effective planning and to lessen the impact on existing homelessness and rough sleeping pressures.