The Asylum Support Regulations 2000
These Regulations make provision supplementing Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. They have the effect that support is to be available to asylum-seekers and their dependants who apply in accordance with the Regulations and appear to the Secretary of State to be destitute, or to be likely to become destitute within 14 days of the application being considered. The Regulations define who is a “dependant” of an asylum-seeker for these purposes and set out the matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a person, or family group, is destitute. They also set out what support can be expected to be provided to a successful applicant: this will generally take the form of accommodation, provision for other essential living needs or both accommodation and such provision. The provision for essential living needs will be in the form of vouchers redeemable for goods, services and not more than £10 cash per person per week.