To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 31 March 2008, Official Report, column 611W, on Immigration: Housing, what schemes to help prevent homelessness have been included in the reimbursement package in respect of individuals and families dealt with under the legacy exercise; what the budget is for such schemes; how much has been paid to local authorities by way of reimbursement; and which local authorities have (a) submitted claims and (b) been reimbursed. (208770)

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has worked with local authorities to develop local solutions to mitigate any potential impacts of the work to clear the backlog of older cases. The precise nature of any schemes adopted by authorities is a commercial matter between them and the providers with whom they deal.

There is no separate budget for any element of the support being offered to local authorities as a result of the legacy exercise. UKBA is expected to contain expenditure on such support within its overall budget for accommodating asylum-seekers.

No amounts have yet been paid to local authorities. The following authorities have registered claims at 3 June:

Barnsley

Blackburn

Bolton

Bradford

Bury

Calderdale

Cardiff

Derby

Glasgow

Hounslow Leeds

Leicester

Manchester

Newport (Gwent)

North Tyneside

Oldham

Rochdale

Rotherham

Sandwell

Sheffield.

The Home Affairs Select Committee is due to be updated with progress on work to clear the backlog of older cases later this month.