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Asylum: Finance

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 May 2025UIN 49981

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how is the value of the financial sum added weekly to an Aspen card calculated.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The level of the allowance given to those supported under section 95 and section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is reviewed each year to ensure it covers an asylum seekers’ essential living needs. Details of what is considered essential, can be found in the annual asylum support rate review reports, published on GOV.UK.

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