HC Deb 22 February 2000 vol 344 cc860-1W
Mr. Paul Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what level of support will be provided under the new asylum seeker support arrangements. [111908]

Mrs. Roche

Subject to assessment on a case by case basis, the weekly levels of voucher support for asylum seekers under the new arrangements is given in the table:

£
Amount of voucher support
Person aged 18–24 28.95
Person aged 25 or over 36.54
Couple 57.37
Lone parent 36.54
Child under 16 26.60
Child 16 or 17 31.75

These amounts will be given in the form of vouchers, £10 of which will be redeemable for cash per person per week.