Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 U.K. Support for certain categories of migrant

PART 1 U.K. Amendments of the Immigration Acts

Prospective

Power to support failed asylum-seekers U.K.

13 U.K. After section 98 insert—

“98A Temporary support for failed asylum-seekers, etc

(1) The Secretary of State may provide, or arrange for the provision of, support for persons within subsection (2) who it appears to the Secretary of State—

(a) may be destitute, and

(b) may face a genuine obstacle to leaving the United Kingdom.

(2) The persons referred to in subsection (1) are—

(a) failed asylum-seekers, and

(b) dependants of failed asylum-seekers.

(3) Support may be provided under this section only until the Secretary of State is able to determine whether support may be provided under section 95A.

(4) Subsections (3) to (12) of section 95A apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.”