The UK aid budget and support for refugees in the UK in 2022
What are the rules on aid spending to assist refugees hosted in the UK, and how does rising UK spending on refugees effect the UK's aid budget in 2022 and 2023?
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Support for Refugees after Receiving Asylum Decision (193 KB , PDF)
Asylum support may be provided to asylum seekers while their claim for asylum is being considered. The support is provided under section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
Asylum support ends a few weeks after the final decision has been made on the asylum claim. Research has demonstrated that this ‘cliff-edge’ makes people who have been through the asylum system particularly vulnerable to homelessness and destitution, regardless of whether they have been granted asylum.
The library has produced a debate pack for this debate which is available to download below.
Documents to download
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Support for Refugees after Receiving Asylum Decision (193 KB , PDF)
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Research on the increasing cost of living and inflation
House of Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including causes of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support.
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The welfare cap
Since 2014 the UK government has had a cap on welfare spending. Here we explain how the cap is set and assessed. We also look at how the cap has changed.
