PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Social Rented Housing: Asylum and Undocumented Migrants (12 September 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her policy is on (a) irregular migrants and (b) asylum seekers applying for social housing.
Asked by:
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Asked by:
David Simmonds (Conservative)
Answer
If a person's immigration status does not allow them recourse to public funds then they are not eligible for an allocation of social housing. This includes irregular migrants and asylum seekers.
Answered by:
Matthew Pennycook (Labour)
11 October 2024
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