# The Asylum Support Regulations 2000, Regulation 10: Kind and levels of support for essential living needs

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This regulation applies where the Secretary of State has decided that asylum support should be provided in respect of the essential living needs of a person.
(2) As a general rule, asylum support in respect of the essential living needs of that person may be expected to be provided weekly in the form of a cash payment of £49.18.
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(3A) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a decision to grant support is made on the date recorded on the letter granting asylum support to the applicant.
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(5) Where the Secretary of State has decided that accommodation should be provided for a person ... by way of asylum support, and the accommodation is provided in a form which also meets other essential living needs (such as bed and breakfast, or half or full board), the amount specified in paragraph (2) shall be treated as reduced accordingly.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/704/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-support-regulations-2000/regulation-10
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