Hansard

Children: Asylum Seekers

Volume 698: debated on Wednesday 6 February 2008

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Baroness Thomas of Winchester

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will include the children of asylum seekers in child poverty statistics. [HL1571]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions
(Lord McKenzie of Luton)

Children of asylum seekers are already included in the child poverty statistics unless they live in households that have been resident in the UK for less than six months or live in communal addresses such as hostels, hotels and boarding houses.