🏛️ Politics 21h ago · Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law

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Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law
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Means-tested scheme included in immigration and asylum bill condemned by charities for placing tax on refugees Asylum seekers will be ordered to pay about £10,000 to cover their state-funded living costs or be denied settled status in the UK under a new law to be considered by MPs on Tuesday.The means-tested scheme, compared by officials to student loans and included in the immigration and asylum bill, has been condemned by charities for placing a tax on refugees fleeing war, torture and famine.

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