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Asylum: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of Aspen cards issued since 5 July 2024.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
25 Apr 2025
Answer
1 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost is of Aspen cards issued since 5 July 2024.

  2. 25 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 May 2025

    Answer published

    Aspen cards are issued only to the main applicants on claims for Asylum Support and can only be used for chip and pin payments. Asylum seekers are able to report any difficulties, including loss or theft of their Aspen card, by calling Migrant Help, avail...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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