Asylum: Applications
(asked on 6th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent each month since January 2019 on supporting asylum seekers in the UK who are waiting for their asylum applications to be processed.
This question was answered on 20th December 2022
The United Kingdom has a statutory obligation to provide destitute asylum seekers with accommodation and other support whilst their application for asylum is being considered. The cost of supporting an asylum seeker is dependent on the level of support they receive.
Total expenditure on asylum including asylum support is published in the Home Office Annual Report and Accounts, available at Gov.UK.