Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many children were living in families in receipt of asylum support at the end of March; and, of these, how many were in receipt of (1) the self-catered asylum support rates and (2) the catered asylum support rates.

The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers in receipt of support, by accommodation type, on a quarterly basis, but this is not broken down by age category.

The level of the allowance given to individuals supported under section 95 and section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is reviewed each year to ensure it continues to cover essential living needs.