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Local authorities confirmeing they pay AS (£45 at time of writing) as minimum
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East Sussex County Councilprovide £45 have provided policy docs. positive response to our inital letter: “Your letter provides a helpful summary of issues relating to subsistence rates. (…) Operational instructions relating to support for families with no recourse to public funds in East Sussex is due for reviewed this year. In response to your letter, I have asked for that review to be prioritised and at your suggestion a benchmarking exercise is being undertaken. This will inform our revised guidance and any revisions we make to subsistence rates for families who have no recourse to public funds. (…) I can confirm that a review of the subsistence rates to families in East Sussex will be concluded by 26 May 2023 and at that stage we will write to you and provide further details.”
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Southwark£60 for adults and £45 for child
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Bristol City Councilpaying £45 plus extra following assessment
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Hammersmith and Fulhamsay they pay £58.20 as a base rate
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Sheffield City Councilpay £45
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Tower Hamletspay £45
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Warwickshire County Councilpay £45 and will carry out comparison exercise with LAs we identified in letter
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West Sussex County CouncilESA and asylum rates
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Newhamunder review: "Thank you for your email and the letter regarding subsistence rates for families with NRPF. I can confirm that we are currently reviewing our subsistence rates, which would conclude on Friday 28th April 23. "
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Sutton Borough CouncilPay £45 plus additional for children pregnant mothers
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Enfieldpay £45 per person following review in Feb 23
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Gloucestershire County Council62% of mainstream benefits with uplifts for young children expectant mothers etc - isn't this same as AS calculation?
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HaringeyPay £45 plus uplift. Don't know about maternity
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Hackneypay £45 per person plus uplift and maternity grant
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Kirklees Borough Councilletter says they follow governemnt guidance. I am going to assume this means AS but have written to clarify - they have confirmed in new letter
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Leeds City Councilpay £45 i think. they say follow recommendation of NRPF Network and central government. awaiting confirmation on rate and uplifts plus mat payment - they say they provide asylum support as per the online guidance so that would mean mat grant etc. feel free to push for this.
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Lewishamsay they pay £45 following AS rates. unclear about maternity grant but hink they pay this (sometimes) from casework
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MertonThis is benchmarked to means tested benefits provided to other low-income families as follows: £110.40 for 1 adult + 1 child, or £157.20 for 1 adult + 2 children.
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Newcastle upon Tyne City Council£45 plus talking to other LAs about rates
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Medway Council£45 confirmed through FOI - intial response was rude one liner saying they are "confident they are meeting government requirements on s17"
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Bromleysay they follow asylum rates at 24th of July rates which is £47.39. so you should tkae that to assume it includes uplifts when advocating. they also set out a list of other stuff they provide including toys etc so feel free to quote and push for this.
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Liverpool City Councilpays £47.39 plus uplifts but don't know about maternity grant.
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Norfolk County Councilpay asylum support rates £47.39
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West Northamptonshire Councilasylum rates £47.39 plus all extras
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Barnetpay asulym rates at £45 and will upgrade to £47.39
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Bradford City Councilfollow asylum support. pay £45
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Cambridgeshire County Councilpay £50.72 as apercentage of UC minus housing component. Acknoledge review a result of our enquiry
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Wolverhampton City Councilpegged to Asylum Support rates. currently £47.39
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Local authorities who have said their policy is currenlty under review but have committed to considering information we submitted
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Councilunder review - " can confirm that we have started a process to review the subsistence rates provided to families. Whilst, I am unable to give you a timeframe for the completion of this work
our intention is for this work to be completed as soon as we are able"
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Barking and Dagenhamunder review - invited to participate
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Birmingham City Councilunder review - "The timeframe for this is to have the new policies in place including uprated support payments by the beginning of May 2023 at which point our policies will be published "
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Brentunder review - "We are currently in the process of reviewing our subsistence payment with an aim to implement the new rates by the end of April 2023, however, will now take into further consideration the points you have raised prior to completion."
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Croydonunder review
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Ealingunder review
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Hertfordshire County Councilunder review
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Walsall Metropolitan Borough Councilunder review: "We confirm we will review our rates in context
of the information you have provided."
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Waltham Forestdon't really know......
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Essex County Councilunder review - "Thank you very much for your email, I have instigated a review of this matter and we will republish on its conclusion. Thank you for drawing this to our attention"
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Haveringunder review - no estimated date. have followed up
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Lambethunder review. Had not been reviewed since 2018!
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Greenwichhave not responded to letter but told advisers seperately that they are reviewgin the policy. Currently paying £40 we believe - letter says "Thank you for your email. The Royal Borough of Greenwich Nil Recourse to Public to Public Funds and Resettlement Team is keenly aware of the need to urgently review our subsistence rates for families with no recourse to public funds who are supported under Section 17 of the Children's Act 1989, in accord with Home Office policy changes and in view of the cost of living crisis. Please be assured that this review is being addressed as a matter of priority. In the interim we continue to meet our supported families need’s with on-going subsistence payments and with additional top-ups, on a case by case basis."
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Buckinghamshire Councilresponded to say the poilcy is under review but that financial review may have to wait until next financial year. I have warned them they still have to provide AS minimum and BCD welfare rate to avoid acting unlawfully until they can do a full review of the policy
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Hillingdon" I can confirm that the Local Authority is presently undertaking a review of its support to people with NRPF and that this will also take into consideration the rates of subsistence payments." response following complaint
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Bexley"I can confirm that senior management are looking into the issue of adjusting rates of subsistence paid to NRPF families."
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Local authorities who will not comment on mimimum as they say each case is reviewed on individual need
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Redbridgecontinues to insit they provide support on a case by case basis but there may be stuff i the letter advisers can use to challenege the way that subsistence is provided and turn their words against them. Fact remains that children's need can not fall below asylum support rate - so not a get out of jail argument
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Local authorities who have still not responded despite repeated letters and 1st line complaint
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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Coventry City Council
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Harrow
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Hounslow
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Nottingham City Council
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Peterborough City Council
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Southend on Sea Borough Council
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Wandsworth
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Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
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