Section 31 — Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002: Financial contribution by resident

Financial contribution by resident 31 1 A condition of residence may, in particular, require a resident of an accommodation centre to make payments to—

a the Secretary of State, or b the manager of the centre.

2 The Secretary of State may make regulations enabling him to recover sums representing the whole or part of the value of accommodation and other facilities provided to a resident of an accommodation centre if—

a accommodation is provided for the resident in response to an application by him for support, b when the application was made the applicant had assets which were not capable of being realised, and c the assets have become realisable.

3 In subsection (2) “ assets ” includes assets outside the United Kingdom.

4 An amount recoverable by virtue of regulations made under subsection (2) may be recovered—

a as a debt due to the Secretary of State;

b by another prescribed method (which may include the imposition or variation of a residence condition).