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The Asylum Support Regulations 2000

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Initial application for support: individual and group applications

3.—(1) Either of the following—

(a)an asylum-seeker, or

(b)a dependant of an asylum-seeker,

may apply to the Secretary of State for asylum support.

(2) An application under this regulation may be—

(a)for asylum support for the applicant alone; or

(b)for asylum support for the applicant and one or more dependants of his.

(3) The application must be made by completing in full and in English the form for the time being issued by the Secretary of State for the purpose; and any form so issued shall be the form shown in the Schedule to these Regulations or a form to the like effect.

(4) The application may not be entertained by the Secretary of State unless it is made in accordance with paragraph (3).

(5) The Secretary of State may make further enquiries of the applicant about any matter connected with the application.

(6) Paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply where a person is already a supported person and asylum support is sought for a dependant of his for whom such support is not already provided (for which case, provision is made by regulation 15).

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