Question follow-through · 57756

Asylum: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to extend the move on period for newly recognised refugees to 56 days beyond June 2025.

answeredHome Office

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Home Office
Tabled
5 Jun 2025
Target answer date
9 Jun 2025
Answer
13 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to extend the move on period for newly recognised refugees to 56 days beyond June 2025.

  2. 9 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    In December, the Home Office operationalised a pilot to extend the grace period to 56 days to support local authorities during a period of increased asylum decision making and with the transition to eVisas. It is important that we take the necessary time ...

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