Asylum seekers could save the government £4.4billion if they were allowed to work earlier - The Mirror

Labour's hostile environment policies are destroying asylum seekers' mental health

A new report has issued a damning assessment of the effect the UK Labour Party government’s hostile environment policies is having on refugees and asylum seekers’ mental health. In its latest edition, the Mental Health Foundation has spelled out in no uncertain terms how the UK’s gruelling system is destroying the mental health of people. Crucially, off the back of the new report, the non-profit is calling for the government to end its senseless…

Asylum seekers could save the government £4.4billion if they were allowed to work earlier - The Mirror

Asylum seekers could save the government billions of pounds if they were given the right to work after settling into the UK after six months, instead of the 12-month ban that is currently in place

Asylum seekers could save the government £4.4billion if they were allowed to work earlier

Asylum seekers could save the government billions of pounds if they were given the right to work after settling into the UK after six months, instead of the 12-month ban that is currently in place Asylum seekers could save the Government £4.4billion if they were allowed to work earlier. Currently, asylum seekers are only allowed to work after 12 months in the UK, but allowing them to work after six months could save the economy significant sums.…