The Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Made: 4th March 2026

Laid before Parliament: 5th March 2026

Coming into force: 27th March 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 8(1) of Schedule 8 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999[^f00001].

Citation, commencement and extent

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Asylum Support (Amendment) Regulations 2026.

• (2) These Regulations come into force on 27th March 2026.

• (3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Amendment of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000

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In regulation 20 of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000[^f00002]—

• (a) in paragraph (1)—

• (i) at the end of sub-paragraph (j), omit “or”;

• (ii) in sub-paragraph (k), for “condition.” substitute “condition; or”;

• (iii) after sub-paragraph (k), insert—

(l) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person[^f00003] or a dependant of his for whom support is being provided has worked at a time when he was disqualified from working by reason of his immigration status.

• (b) in paragraph (6)—

• (i) in sub-paragraph (e), for “dependant.” substitute “dependant;”;

• (ii) after sub-paragraph (e), insert—

(f) a person is disqualified from working by reason of his immigration status if he is so disqualified within the meaning given by section 24B(2) of the Immigration Act 1971[^f00004] (illegal working).

Signed

Alex Norris — Minister of State — Home Office — 4th March 2026

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Explanatory Note

This instrument amends the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) by inserting into regulation 20(1) provision that the Secretary of State may discontinue or suspend a person’s asylum support if the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that that person has worked at a time when he was disqualified from working by reason of his immigration status.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1999 c. 33. Schedule 8 was introduced by section 95(12). The meaning of “prescribed” is set out in section 167(1).

[^f00002]: S.I. 2000/704. Regulation 20 was substituted by S.I. 2005/11 and paragraph (6)(d) was substituted by S.I. 2017/1242.

[^f00003]: The meaning of “supported person” is set out in section 94(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

[^f00004]: 1971 c. 77. Section 24B was inserted by section 34(3) of the Immigration Act 2016 (c. 19).