A Bill to make provision for granting permission to work to asylum seekers who have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
29 April 2022
The Bill would allow asylum seekers who have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application to obtain permission to work. It aims to reduce hardship by letting people earn a living while their case is decided, and includes related administrative measures to implement the policy.
The bill is currently at its second reading in the House of Commons. If progressed, it would move to committee stage, then report stage and a third reading before potential passage.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
