National Asylum Seekers Support Scheme (Hansard, 13 December 2000)

HC Deb 13 December 2000 vol 359 cc174-5W 175W

§ Ms Buck
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many voucher-only applicants to the National Asylum Seekers Support Scheme are from(a) families with children under 18, (b) adults aged 18 to 24 and (c) adults aged 25 and over. [141644]

§ Mrs. Roche
As at the end of November 2000, 740¹ families and 5,950 singles had applied for voucher-only support from the National Asylum Support Service.
Information on the age of dependants and principal applicants is not available.
¹Figures are rounded to the nearest 10