Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the social impacts of the revised asylum move-on period of 42 days.

The approach and its impacts are being kept under review. We closely monitor the wider effect on local communities and any pressures placed on local authorities and public amenities. We continue to engage with stakeholders, including local authorities, to reduce barriers and support effective transitions from asylum accommodation. We are also working closely with MHCLG. Under the government’s National Plan to End Homelessness strategy the Home Office has made a commitment to ensure all local authorities receive information from asylum accommodation providers for 100% of newly granted refugees at risk of homelessness. Our immediate focus is on ensuring that the 42-day period is used as effectively as possible, including considering whether improvements can be made to our process, communications and services to better support individuals to successfully move on from asylum accommodation.