Guidance

Assessing destitution

Asylum policy guidance on assessing whether an applicant is destitute.

Published 25 May 2011
Last updated 6 November 2019 — see all updates

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

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Assessing destitution

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Asylum policy guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions on asylum support claims based on destitution.

Published 25 May 2011
Last updated 6 November 2019 + show all updates

1. 6 November 2019

   Guidance updated, including: Making the text of the guidance clearer and more concise. Reflecting comments and observations of external organisations that attend the Asylum Support Group of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum. Removal of the destitution threshold tables as these are no longer necessary.

2. 8 February 2017

   Archived 'Assessing destitution v2'.

3. 3 July 2014

   Updated guidance.

4. 25 May 2011

   First published.