Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Set weekly asylum support at 70% of Universal Credit, considering women's payments.
Recommendation
We recommend the Government set the weekly asylum support payments at 70% of the standard over 25s rate of Universal Credit. The Government should also consider increasing the payment for women to address specifically concerns regarding period poverty. (Paragraph 111) 74 Equality and the UK asylum process
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 September 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗