While the information in the fact sheets and briefing notes below are not designed to substitute advice or representation, this information can help you to understand the asylum support system.
If you have questions about the information in any of the fact sheets please call our Advice Line, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2 – 4pm on 020 3716 0283.
You may also find it useful to have a look at our information guides for people who have an upcoming asylum support appeal. These guides walk appellants thrrough the asylum support appeals process.
This factsheet provides an overview of additional payments and a guide on how to apply for them. Pregnant women and parents with dependent children are entitled to receive some extra payments to their support package. People with an ‘exceptional’ need for additional support can also apply for extra payments. The Home Office does not provide additional payments to people on schedule 10 support. Updated December 2025
This Factsheet looks at judicial review in relation to asylum support. Updated 12 Dec 2018.
This note explores eligibility for section 4 support for those with an outstanding Article 8 application.
This briefing outlines how the asylum support system would change if the government brings into force the provisions contained in the Immigration Act 2016.
The guide was commissioned under the European Commission funded FAST (Foster Action and Support for Trafficked persons) project and developed by the Anti-Trafficking Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) and the Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) in partnership with British Red Cross. It provides information on NRM support entitlements, the cross over with asylum support, as well as tips and templates for navigating the common challenges arising when supporting survivors in the dual systems. The scope of the guide is support for survivors of modern slavery in England and Wales. Scotland and Northern Ireland have separate support provisions, which are not covered.
This briefing looks at the effect that income has on asylum support from a legal and practical perspective.
This briefing explains the Home Office's policies and practices when stopping a person's support. These vary depending on the circumstances and type of support. The briefing includes details of the notice periods given a variety of situations.
This note explores how the Home Office should assess destitution where a household contains persons who are in receipt of mainstream benefits or other support. March 2023.
This summary of a Tribunal decision provides useful and practical guidance on what is likely to be expected in order show eligibility under reg 3(2)(e) where further submissions have not yet been lodged. At a minimum, an appellant should aim to show the specific nature of further submissions whilst indicating what stage the evidence gathering is at.
The Home Office may refuse to entertain an application for s95 support where the Secretary of State is ‘not satisfied that the information provided is complete or accurate or that the applicant is co-operating with enquiries’ under s57 of the Nationality and Immigration Act 2002. There is no right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal - Asylum Support (the AST) against a s57 decision. This briefing note explores when it is possible to appeal a decision under Section 57 of the Nationality and Immigration Act 2002. September 2016