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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

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

Asylum seekers will have to pay back £10,000 to the Home Office to cover their own housing and financial support once they start work under new plans that mirror the student-loan structure.

New powers introduced to parliament on Monday by Shabana Mahmood will allow the Home Office to recover costs from adults who have been housed or who have received financial support while waiting on their asylum claim.

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