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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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor.
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