Government keeps asylum seekers ‘below subsistence levels’ on £5 a day

The Government will maintain financial support to asylum seekers at a rate of five pounds a day, despite evidence from charities that asylum destitution is “on the rise”.Asylum seekers are barred from working or claiming benefits including job seekers' allowance while the Home Office processes their claim.Instead, they are supported under Section 95 of the immigration Act, receiving £36.95 per adult or child per week.