People who have been granted status are no longer entitled to material reception conditions and, as such, have no legal entitlement to IPAS accommodation
In the last three years, more than 10,000 people with status have successfully moved out of IPAS and found their own community accommodation, including approximately 4,000 who moved out in 2025.
Transfers to temporary alternative emergency accommodation are offered to those longest with status if they have not sourced their own accommodation by a defined date. IPAS has procedures in place for considering cases based on medical or welfare priority, including where people are undergoing specialist treatment or may need to live within a reasonable travelling distance to a hospital.
Households that have had status for the longest time and are to be transferred can contact IPAS directly via email, speak to their centre manager or link in with their assigned support worker should they feel that they cannot transfer from their current accommodation centre based on medical grounds. In such cases residents will be asked to submit relevant medical documentation which will then be considered by IPAS.
Since 2024, 234 households with status have been permitted to remain in their accommodation based on medical or welfare grounds.
