30 March 2020
Immigration Practitioners’ Group
Migrant
Help have confirmed that all those in asylum accommodation will not be moved on
at this current time, regardless of any change
to their entitlement to accommodation, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A letter from the
Parliamentary Under-Secretary to Immigration Compliance and the Courts, Chris
Philp MP, to Red Cross confirms that all individuals who are in asylum
accommodation at present will not be moved for the next three months and that
this decision will be reviewed at the end of June 2020.
Queries have been raised as to whether this is on a case-by-case basis and whether the
individuals in accommodation with precarious status will be informed of this.
Confirmation is awaited in this regard.