# The Asylum Support Regulations 2000, Regulation 20: Suspension or discontinuation of support

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

(1) Asylum support for a supported person and any dependant of his or for one or more dependants of a supported person may be suspended or discontinued if—
(a) support is being provided for the supported person or a dependant of his in collective accommodation and the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person or his dependant has committed a serious breach of the rules of that accommodation;
(b) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person or a dependant of his for whom support is being provided has committed an act of seriously violent behaviour whether or not that act occurs in accommodation provided by way of asylum support or at the authorised address or elsewhere;
(c) the supported person or a dependant of his has committed an offence under Part VI of the Act;
(d) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person or any dependant of his for whom support is being provided has abandoned the authorised address without first informing the Secretary of State or, if requested, without permission;
(e) the supported person has not complied within a reasonable period, which shall be no less than five working days beginning with the day on which the request was received by him, with requests for information made by the Secretary of State and which relate to the supported person’s or his dependant’s eligibility for or receipt of asylum support including requests made under regulation 15;
(f) the supported person fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend an interview requested by the Secretary of State relating to the supported person’s or his dependant’s eligibility for or receipt of asylum support;
(g) the supported person or, if he is an asylum seeker, his dependant, has not complied within a reasonable period, which shall be no less than ten working days beginning with the day on which the request was received by him, with a request for information made by the Secretary of State relating to his claim for asylum;
(h) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person or a dependant of his for whom support is being provided has concealed financial resources and that the supported person or a dependant of his or both have therefore unduly benefited from the receipt of asylum support;
(i) the supported person or a dependant of his for whom support is being provided has not complied with a reporting requirement;
(j) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person or a dependant of his for whom support is being provided has made a claim for asylum (“the first claim”) and before the first claim has been determined makes or seeks to make a further claim for asylum not being part of the first claim in the same or a different name; ...
(k) the supported person or a dependant of his for whom support is being provided has failed without reasonable excuse to comply with a relevant condition; or
(l) the Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to believe that the supported person 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.
(2) If a supported person is asked to attend an interview of the type referred to in paragraph (1)(f) he shall be given no less than five working days notice of it.
(3) Any decision to discontinue support in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (1) above shall be taken individually, objectively and impartially and reasons shall be given. Decisions will be based on the particular situation of the person concerned and particular regard shall be had to whether he is a vulnerable person as described by Article 17 of Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27th January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers.
(4) No person’s asylum support shall be discontinued before a decision is made under paragraph (1).
(5) Where asylum support for a supported person or his dependant is suspended or discontinued under paragraph (1)(d) or (i) and the supported person or his dependant are traced or voluntarily report to the police, the Secretary of State or an immigration officer, a duly motivated decision based on the reasons for the disappearance shall be taken as to the reinstatement of some or all of the supported person’s or his dependant’s or both of their asylum support.
(6) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) the authorised address is—
(i) the accommodation provided for the supported person and his dependants (if any) by way of asylum support; or
(ii) if no accommodation is so provided, the address notified by the supported person to the Secretary of State in his application for asylum support or, where a change of address has been notified to the Secretary of State under regulation 15 or under the Immigration Rules or both, the address for the time being so notified;
(b) “collective accommodation” means accommodation which a supported person or any dependant of his for whom support is being provided shares with any other supported person and includes accommodation in which only facilities are shared;
(c) “relevant condition” has the same meaning as in regulation 19(2);
(d) “reporting requirement” is a condition imposed under paragraph 2(1)(a) of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016, that is to say a condition of immigration bail requiring a person to report to the Secretary of State or such other person as may be specified;
(e) “working day” has the same meaning as in regulation 3(7) save that the reference to the applicant shall be a reference to the supported person or his dependant;
(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 (illegal working).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/704/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-support-regulations-2000/regulation-20
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