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UK to Offer Failed Asylum Seekers Up to £40,000 to Encourage Failed Asylum Families to Leave
The UK pilot offers up to £40,000 per family to failed asylum seekers to leave voluntarily, aiming to save taxpayers £20 million and reduce costly housing.
- On Thursday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a pilot offering families of failed asylum seekers up to 10,000 per person, capped at 40,000 per family, with about 150 families expected to participate at Downing Street.
- To reduce costs and mirror Denmark's approach, the Government says the scheme could save the British taxpayer 20 million in hotel bills, citing Denmark's 30,000 payments that halved deportation waits.
- The pilot pairs cash with logistics, including free flights and prepaid debit cards, while those refusing face deportation, including children, under new powers allowing Home Office workers to physically restrain them.
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