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Asylum: Finance

Asked by Chris LawScottish National PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 19 November 2024UIN 13498

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department plans to allocate funding to support (a) refugees and (b) asylum seekers from budgets other than Official Development Assistance.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The UK reports ODA spending consistent with internationally agreed OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rules, which includes certain basic support costs for refugees and asylum seekers. The Home Office uses non-ODA funding for all other costs not permitted by the DAC rules.

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