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11.—(1) At the end of each qualifying period, the Secretary of State may as a general rule be expected to provide, or arrange for the provision of, additional support for an eligible person (in respect of his essential living needs) in the form of a single issue of vouchers redeemable for cash whose total redemption value equals £50.
(2) In paragraph (1) “eligible person” means a person for whom asylum support has been provided for the whole of the qualifying period.
(3) Each of the following is a qualifying period—
(a)the period of six months beginning with the day on which asylum support was first provided for the person; and
(b)each period of six months beginning with a re-start day.
(4) Each of the following is a re-start day—
(a)the day after the day on which the period mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) ends; and
(b)the day after the day on which a period mentioned in paragraph (3)(b) ends.
(5) Paragraph (1) applies only if an application for the additional support is made to the Secretary of State by or on behalf of the eligible person.
(6) Where a person is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, responsible without reasonable excuse for a delay in the determination of his claim for asylum, the Secretary of State may treat any qualifying period as extended by the period of delay.
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