Home Office written question – answered at on 12 August 2024.
Lord Empey
UUP
To ask His Majesty's Government whose responsibility it is to determine where asylum seekers are temporarily housed while their cases are being considered, and what criteria are applied in order to reach such decisions.
Lord Hanson of Flint
The Minister of State, Home Department
The Home Office has a statutory obligation to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The criteria for accommodation allocation can be found in the following link: Allocation of asylum accommodation policy (accessible) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Allocation of Asylum Accommodation (pdf, 275.3KB)
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