Migrant Crisis: Asylum seekers appealing against rejected claims cost taxpayers £4k per case

Migrant Crisis: Asylum seekers appealing against rejected claims cost taxpayers £4k per case

Failed asylum seekers appealing against their rejected claims are costing taxpayers nearly £4,000 per case in court costs alone, new data revealed. A total of £79.5million was spent on the administrative costs of hearing asylum appeals in the 2024-25 financial year, according to official figures released in response to a Freedom of Information request.The cost has increased by more than a quarter compared with the previous year, as the number of…