Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Legal background 6
1.1. Duty to provide support 6
1.2. What support is provided? 7
1.3. Exceptions for late claimants 9
1.4. Offences related to applying for asylum support 10
2. Accommodation support 11
2.1. The dispersal policy 11
2.2. Accommodation requirements 12
2.3. Accommodation allocation criteria 15
2.4. Local authority involvement 16
3. Subsistence (cash) support 19
3.1. Weekly payments for essential living needs 19
3.2. Reviewing and amending cash support rates 22
3.3. Recent scrutiny of support rates 23
4. Grounds to refuse or withdraw support 25
4.1. Conditions of support 25
4.2. Rights of appeal against refusal or withdrawal of support 26
5. Useful resources and further reading 27
5.1. Useful resources for casework queries 27
5.2. Parliamentary scrutiny and reports 28