Question follow-through · 17606

Asylum: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people granted refugee status were in receipt of asylum support at the time of the decision on their asylum claim in the last 12 months.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
9 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of people granted refugee status were in receipt of asylum support at the time of the decision on their asylum claim in the last 12 months.

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Receipt of asylum support is a right and a responsibility. It is also right and fair to ask those who can contribute to do so.In 2024/2025 financial year, a total of £4 billion was spent on asylum support in the UK.The Home Office does not publish data on...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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