Asylum seekers and refugees
Fact checks about refugees and asylum seekers in the UK
Aspen card does not give asylum seekers £175 a week
Not every asylum seeker is eligible for support payments, and those that are receive much less than has been claimed on Facebook.
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Claims about 47,000 homeless veterans need context
The figure is the estimated number of homeless veterans in 2015 in the United States. We don’t know how many homeless veterans there are in the UK.
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Asylum seekers in hotels will not receive £57 per week
A Facebook post refers to reports that a hotel in Ipswich is set to be used to house asylum seekers, and claims that they would be paid £57 per week.
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No evidence small boat arrivals beat NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post claims people arriving in small boats can beat the NHS waiting lists.
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Asylum seekers do not get £175 per week on a prepaid card
It’s closer to £175 per person per month.
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Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are 'economic migrants'
The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania.
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Claim two-thirds of child asylum seekers are actually adults is false
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18.
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Iain Duncan Smith wrong to say successful asylum seekers would return from Rwanda
The terms of the government’s agreement with Rwanda mean that people whose claims for asylum are accepted will be allowed to settle there—not return to the UK.
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EU court didn’t prevent Rwanda flight from taking off
It was the European Court of Human Rights, which isn’t an EU institution.
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How much do asylum seekers living in hotels get to live on per week?
Some are eligible to receive £8 per week to cover costs for items not provided by their accommodation.
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