Home Office asylum support

What happens if support is refused

A person will usually have a right of appeal if an application for section 95 or section 4 support is refused.

A right of appeal does not apply to some asylum support decisions:

• a refusal of asylum support because a person has delayed claiming asylum (a section 55 decision)
  
• a decision that an application for section 95 support cannot be considered because the Home Office does not have enough information to determine eligibility (a section 57 decision)

If an asylum support application is refused where there is no right of appeal, or the application is not processed, legal advice should be sought to establish whether there are grounds for a judicial review.

If section 98 emergency support is refused, there is no right of appeal. A person can ask the Home Office to reconsider the decision and may need to seek legal advice.

Getting help

The Asylum Support Appeals Project (ASAP) provides advice and assistance to people appealing against refusals of asylum support.

Page updated: 14 July 2026