Petitions/Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers
StatusClosed
Opened20 Jan 2025
Closes20 Jul 2025
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateDebated · 4 Nov 2025
Milestones✓ 10,000✓ 100,000

This petition is to advocate a cessation of financial and other support provided to asylum seekers by the Government. This support currently includes shelter, food, medical care (including optical and dental), and cash support.

I believe that such provisions may inadvertently incentivise illegal migration, particularly via the English Channel. This petition is to urge the Government to discontinue these support measures and payments.

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Government response

We are determined to tackle illegal migration and end the use of asylum hotels but in the meantime there is a legal requirement to support asylum seekers who would otherwise be living on the streets.

Constituency engagement ranking

Sarah Edwards
1Sarah Edwards MP
Tamworth
1,221
Nigel Farage
2Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1,207
Lorraine Beavers
3Lorraine Beavers MP
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
1,137
Anna Turley
4Anna Turley MP
Redcar
1,122
Bridget Phillipson
5Bridget Phillipson MP
Houghton and Sunderland South
1,117
Ms Julie Minns
6Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
1,106
Richard Tice
7Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
1,085
Jo Platt
8Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
1,078
Mr Jonathan Brash
9Mr Jonathan Brash MP
Hartlepool
1,073
Kevin McKenna
10Kevin McKenna MP
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
1,070