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Asylum seekers to pay £10k towards their accommodation
Refugees who start earning would repay a flat-rate charge before settled status, while the Home Office says the plan could recover part of £4 billion in costs.
- On Tuesday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will introduce the Immigration and Asylum Bill to Parliament, requiring refugees to repay around £10,000 in housing and support costs once they begin earning.
- Defending the policy, Mahmood stated receiving asylum support is a 'right, but it is also a responsibility,' while the Home Office claims it has already reduced asylum costs by £1 billion.
- Charities including the Refugee Council and Helen Bamber Foundation condemned the plan as 'performative cruelty' and an 'extra tax on refugees,' saying it would make it 'harder for families to rebuild their lives.'
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp claimed Labour has 'adopted yet another' Conservative policy, noting the scheme was proposed in an amendment to the Immigration Bill last year, which Labour previously blocked.
- Dr. Madeleine Sumption of the Migration Observatory questioned the scheme's viability, noting that unless thresholds fall significantly below minimum wage, only a relatively small share of refugees would earn enough to contribute.
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As soon as asylum seekers are able to "pay back the generosity of the British people," Interior Minister Mahmood expects "that they also do so," with the aim of curbing illegal immigration and reducing costs for taxpayers.
·Dortmund, Germany
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The British government plans to reclaim up to 10,000 pounds per person – otherwise there will be nothing with the residence permit.
·Germany
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