Asylum accommodation requests: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on requests from asylum seekers asking to be accommodated in London or a particular part of the UK.
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Update history
2024-05-03 14:56
Updated to clarify there has been no change to the suitability criteria from the previous version.
2024-04-08 11:35
Updated guidance to include clarifications on the location of asylum accommodation and the information that caseworkers should consider for those with a disability.
2024-02-12 12:00
Guidance updated with policy clarifications.
2023-10-09 00:01
Guidance updated to clarify policy.
2023-07-13 09:47
The ‘Allocation of asylum accommodation policy’ document has been updated.
2022-12-23 12:24
Version 8.0 of guidance added. Includes new information on section 95 support for those in private accommodation.
2022-10-28 09:52
Additions on NABA section 13, changes to the Napier criteria to aid caseworkers in consideringvulnerability and clarification of the suitability for criteria and its application to Napier and other accommodation with shared sleeping quarters.