UK Home Office plans to bill asylum seekers £10,000 for support

The UK Home Office is proposing a new policy to charge asylum seekers £10,000 to cover their support costs once they begin earning money, a plan criticized by campaigners as 'performative cruelty'.

29 Jun, 21:30 — 29 Jun, 21:30

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The IndependentMostly Factual56d ago

Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money

Home Office plans slammed as ‘performative cruelty’ as campaigners warn new policy will fail to tackle the real issues in asylum system

By Holly Bancroft

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UK Home Office plans to bill asylum seekers £10,000 for support

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Asylum seekers to be billed £10,000 to cover own support once they start earning money

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