Payments to Asylum Seekers

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Reference: LBBD/54866
Date: 21^st June 2011

Dear Ryan

Thank you for your e-mail received on 20 June 2011 requesting information
regarding details of payments to asylum seekers for the last ten years.

I have sent your request to Janet Ryan (Adult & Community Services) in the
Adult & Community Services who will arrange for the information to be
provided to you no later than 18 July 2011.

Whilst it is the Council's policy to provide information wherever
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Dear Ms Ryan

Freedom of Information Request - LBBD/54866

Could you give details of payments to asylum seekers for the last

ten years.

Yearly amount?

Not including housing benefit and council tax benefit.

What were these payments for?

Please see below for the yearly payments made to Asylum Seekers. The
payments are made up of Education, Health, Food and Travel.

Year Amount

2005-06 82,505.08

2006-07 87,388.90

2007-08 68,121.02

2008-09 64,760.22

2009-10 37,289.11

2010-11 28,870.66

2011-12 5,238.50 (1st April 2011 to 29th June 2011)

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Yours Truly

Janet Ryan | Complaints and Information Team Manager, Members Case
Officer for Children, Adult and Community Services.

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | Room 218 | Barking Town Hall |
Barking | Essex | IG11 7LU

Phone: 020 8227 3636 | Fax: 020 8227 2156

Email: janet.ryan[3]@lbbd.gov.uk | [4]www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

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Dear Ms Ryan

Thank you for your email regarding Asylum Seekers.

I have managed to obtain the following information:-

All London boroughs are on a rota referral system. We average one referral every five weeks. These are 16-18 year old UASCS claimable under the grant. There is not a contract in place. The scheme is run by Croydon council.

The above information does not include asylum seekers that present in our borough which have to be assessed and sent back to the Home office for screening

Yours Truly

Janet Ryan |  Complaints and Information Team Manager, Members Case Officer for Children, Adult and Community Services.
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham | Room 218 | Barking Town Hall | Barking | Essex | IG11 7LU

Phone: 020 8227 3636 | Fax: 020 8227 2156

Email: [email address] | www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

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