Contracts: Private Sector

(asked on 25th November 2021) - View Source
Questioner
Lord Randall of Uxbridge Portrait
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
(Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government which private providers in each region of England have contracts to provide (1) accommodation, (2) welfare, or (3) financial support, for asylum seekers.

Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 9th December 2021

Accommodation for supported asylum seekers is arranged by private sector providers through contractual arrangements with the Home Office.

  • AASC: Serco, provision of asylum accommodation in NW and Midlands;
  • AASC: Mears, asylum accommodation in Scotland, NI and NEYH;
  • AASC: Clearsprings, asylum accommodation in South and Wales;
  • AIRE: Migrant Help, Provision of support services for asylum seekers;

Details of these contracts can be found on gov.uk under 'New asylum accomodation contracts awarded'.

All asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 AIRE (Advice, Issue Reporting and Eligibility) service provided for the Home Office by an independent third party, Migrant Help.

Prepaid Finance Services are contracted to provide Asylum Seekers with ASPEN cards.

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