ASAP's information and guidance on asylum support and asylum support appeals, helping people seeking asylum and those who support them understand the law and practice in this area.
People seeking asylum are excluded from claiming mainstream welfare benefits and in most cases from working. This section explains the support available while an asylum claim is ongoing.
What support is available to people who have been refused asylum and exhausted their appeal rights?
Practical guidance on appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support), evidence gathering and supporting appellants.
In order to be eligible for asylum support a person must be destitute. This section explains the legal definition of destitution, evidential requirements and common issues.
Who can be treated as a dependant, what evidence is required and how family circumstances affect entitlement to support?
People granted immigration bail may be entitled to accommodation and financial support under Schedule 10 of the Immigration Act 2016. This page explore who is eligible, how to apply.
Domestic abuse and asylum support. This section explains available protections, accommodation issues and routes to safety and assistance.
This section explains the rules governing ongoing entitlement, overpayments, allegations of non-compliance and the steps that can be taken to challenge decisions affecting support.
Find all of our factsheets and briefing notes listed here in numerical order.