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Chris Seeks Update On Refugee Integration Loans

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Monday, 13 November, 2023
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WQ Refugee Loans 13Nov23

Chris Seeks Update On Refugee Integration Loans

Photo of Christopher ChopeChristopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value of refugee integration (a) loans and (b) repayments made since January 2007 is.

Photo of Robert JenrickRobert Jenrick The Minister for Immigration

Refugee Integration Loans were introduced in 2007 following a public consultation and is intended to help people with the costs of integrating into UK society. They are funded by the Home Office who make the initial decisions on applications. They are then administered and recouped by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Refugee integration loans are interest-free loans with favourable repayment terms for individuals who are over 18 and meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • a refugee
  • you have humanitarian protection
  • a dependant of a refugee or someone with humanitarian protection

Individuals are currently able to borrow between £100 and £500. Between £100 to £780 can be borrowed if submitting a joint application with a partner.

The Home Office does not hold data for the value of refugee integration repayments made since January 2007 in a reportable format and it would require a manual search of records which would incur a disproportionate cost.

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