Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support are (a) singe adults aged between 18 and 24, (b) single adults aged over 25, (c) couples, (d) single lone parents, (e) aged 16 or 17, (f) children under 16 and (g) children under five.

The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment
categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October
2009.

The Home Office data on Section 95 claimants is aligned to the specific payment
categories. The categories referred to in the question were changed in October
2009

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NB 5,638 is the number of persons categorised as couples not the number of
couples (2,819)