http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/33/section/98Immigration and Asylum Act 1999An Act to make provision about immigration and asylum; to make provision about procedures in connection with marriage on superintendent registrar’s certificate; and for connected purposes.1999-11-22texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-09Expert Participation2026-04-07 Part VI Support for Asylum-Seekers Provision of support Temporary support.981The Secretary of State may provide, or arrange for the provision of, support for—aasylum-seekers, orbdependants of asylum-seekers,who it appears to the Secretary of State may be destitute.2Support may be provided under this section only until the Secretary of State is able to determine whether support may be provided under section 95.3Subsections (2) to (11) of section 95 apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.4Subsection (3A) of section 97 applies to the power to provide, or arrange for the provision of, accommodation under this section as it applies to the power to do so under section 95.S. 98 partly in force; s. 98 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 170(4); s. 98(3) in force for certain purposes at 1.3.2000 by S.I. 2000/464, art. 2, Sch.S. 98 restricted (8.1.2003) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), s. 55 (with s. 159); S.I. 2002/2811, art. 2, Sch.S. 98 restricted (prosp.) by Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (c. 41), ss. 51, 162(1) (with s. 159)S. 98(4) inserted (28.6.2022) by Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (c. 36), ss. 13(3), 87(1); S.I. 2022/590, regs. 1(2), 2, Sch. 1 para. 11