PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Asylum: Housing (16 July 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support is provided to potential victims of human trafficking who are also asylum seekers in section 98 accommodation awaiting their decision.

Asked by:
Dame Karen Bradley (Conservative)

The Government is committed to ensuring the support of potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery.

Section 98 asylum accommodation provides temporary, generally full board accommodation. This provides in-kind support provisions to meet the individual’s essential living needs.

Individuals with a positive reasonable grounds decision and have consented to Victim Care Contract (VCC) support, who are also asylum seekers in section 98 accommodation will receive essential support services from a VCC support worker who can provide specialist support and advocacy services to help assist victims to rebuild their lives.

Answered by:
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
21 July 2020