§ Mr. John MarshallTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 1 March,Official Report, column 623, what estimate has been made of the housing benefit payable to the 41,960 asylum seekers receiving income support in February 1994.
§ Mr. Roger EvansAsylum seekers who are liable for housing costs can claim housing benefit in the normal way. They are not, however, separately identified in the statistical information gathered by local authorities. Accordingly, it is not possible to estimate the housing benefit payable to asylum seekers.