Guidance
Living in dispersal accommodation
This guide is for asylum seekers staying in temporary accommodation while their claim for asylum is assessed.
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This guide contains important information about:
- the housing and services you can expect to receive from us
- the organisations that provide and deliver these services
- what we expect from you
- where to report problems, concerns and change in circumstances
It’s available in:
- Albanian
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Chinese
- English
- Kurdish
- Pashto
- Persian
- Tigrinya
- Urdu
Updates to this page
Published 29 July 2019
Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates
Last updated 31 October 2024 + show all updates
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Updated guidance to provide information on eVisas which are replacing biometric residence permits (BRPs).
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Title changed to show that the guide refers to dispersal accommodation, not all types of asylum accommodation. Updated to say asylum seekers may remain in initial accommodation until there's space in dispersal accommodation. Updated contact details for Migrant Help. Added information about complaining to the Independent Examiner of Complaints. Added Persian translation.
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First published.