Asylum: Work Permits
(asked on 14th June 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to issue asylum seekers with temporary work permits while their application is being assessed.
This question was answered on 21st June 2022
Asylum seekers are allowed to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. Those permitted to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List (SOL).
A review of the policy has concluded and there will be no changes to the policy at this time.