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Paying failed asylum seekers to leave is value for money, says Mahmood
Mahmood claims paying failed asylum seekers to leave can save taxpayers £30,000 per person annually and plans pilot programs to test higher payments and asset contributions.
- On Saturday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood defended offering payments to failed asylum seekers to encourage voluntary return, saying it often gets people home fastest and she may increase payments.
- This week Parliament announced a major overhaul of the UK's asylum system that would allow forcible removal of families with children who refuse to leave voluntarily, drawing criticism from Labour MPs and peers.
- Citing costs, Mahmood said caring for failed asylum seekers costs the taxpayer �30,000 per individual per year and asked officials to pilot payments above the �3,000 limit.
- Mahmood rejected the criticism from Labour peer Lord Dubs on Tuesday, saying she would never use children as a weapon and acknowledged concerns about fairness to taxpayers.
- Mahmood proposed asset contributions, citing an asylum seeker with �800 a month from family who bought an Audi and saying, `He was not required under any of our rules to contribute towards the cost of his asylum accommodation.
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Shabana Mahmood's Asylum 'Fix' is Destined to Fail
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's asylum 'crackdown' is not nearly enough to stop the flow, says Juliet Samuel in the Times. It still leaves Britain looking like a utopia for far too many. The post Shabana Mahmood’s Asylum ‘Fix’ is Destined to Fail appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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