questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the average total cost to the public purse per asylum seeker over the duration of their claim, including accommodation, healthcare and support services; and, if no such estimate has been made, whether she will commit to producing and publishing one.
answerText: The Home Office has published an indicative estimate of £18,700 for the average cost of an asylum claim as part of the Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 Impact Assessment. This is a forward-looking estimate for economic appraisal, based on recent data from...
heading: Asylum: Costs