Asylum support jargon buster

Asylum support. Somewhere to live and money for clothes and food whilst your asylum claim is being decided.

Asylum support appeals. These are appeals against BIA decisions to stop or refuse you support. They are heard by the Asylum Support Tribunal (AST).

BIA. Borders and Immigration Agency - the government department which manages immigration in the UK and is responsible for asylum support.
Designated place. Usually a Home Office screening unit in Croydon, Liverpool or Solihull.
Destitute. Not having enough money for you and your children to live on or having nowhere to live.
Dispersal. Being dispersed means that the Home Office will send you to accommodation in another part of the country, away from London.
Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Protects people from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Home Secretary. The minister in charge of the Home Office.
Judicial review. The power of a court to review the decisions of lower courts, tribunals, and administrative bodies.
Leave to remain. The right to stay in the UK. Once you have this right, you will also be able to work in the UK. There are four different types of leave to remain: Humanitarian Protection, Discretionary Leave, Indefinite Leave to Remain and Refugee Status. How long you are allowed to stay in the UK and what other rights you have while you are in the UK will depend on which type of leave to remain you have been given.
Local authority. Your local authority runs local services like schools and rubbish collection. It also looks after asylum seeking children who come to the UK on their own.
Notice of appeal. The appeal form which BIA sends when they write to you explaining their reasons for stopping or refusing your support.
One stop services. Run by independent voluntary organisations one stop services offer asylum seekers help with asylum support applications, advice on accommodation, travel for asylum interviews, benefits, housing and health.
Subsistence only support. When you only receive the money part of asylum support because you already have somewhere to stay.
Unaccompanied minors. Children under 18 who come into the UK alone.