StoppingCeasing asylum supportsupport: caseworker guidance
AsylumImmigration policystaff guidance on stoppinghow and when to cease support following a change in a
person’s immigration status or eligibility for asylum support.
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Added new subsection on ceasing asylum support for those granted interim Discretionary Leave (KTT) or Temporary Permission to Stay (VTS) Leave.
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Guidance has been modernised and placed into the new guidance template. See 'Changes from last version of this guidance' for a full list of changes.
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Updated guidance.
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Updated guidance
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Update history
2026-02-26 11:40
This guidance has been updated to expand the section on reinstatements or extensions of support.
2025-09-30 15:34
This guidance has been updated on page 15 to clarify the process for discontinuing support in failure to travel cases.
2025-09-18 16:38
Extensions and reinstatements of support section added.
2024-08-19 14:51
Updated the withdrawn asylum claims section to allow a right of appeal against the decision to cease support where the asylum claim has been withdrawn.
2023-07-13 10:35
Added new subsection on ceasing asylum support for those granted interim Discretionary Leave (KTT) or Temporary Permission to Stay (VTS) Leave.
2022-06-28 09:00
Guidance has been modernised and placed into the new guidance template. See ‘Changes from last version of this guidance’ for a full list of changes.