Asylum seekers and refugees
Fact checks about refugees and asylum seekers in the UK
This image on benefits for pensioners and refugees is not correct
This viral image claims that pensioners can collect just a fifth of the benefits ‘illegal immigrants’ and refugees can. But how much can each group really get?
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Do refugees have to stay in the first safe country they reach?
Refugees are not required to seek asylum in the first safe country they reach. But under EU law they can sometimes be returned to the first safe EU country they …
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We factchecked a viral video on asylum seekers
Asylum seekers have to be destitute to get support and, if eligible, can’t choose what type of housing they get.
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How many child asylum seekers are found to be adults?
Two thirds of assessed child asylum seekers, but a small proportion of all child asylum seekers, are found to be over 18.
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Who gets more, pensioners or refugees?
This viral image claims that pensioners can collect just a fifth of what ‘illegal immigrants’ and refugees can. But how much can each group really get?
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Two UK schemes have resettled 11,000 Syrian refugees
The government has a target to take in 23,000 refugees by 2020 from the Middle East and North Africa.
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How much is the UK spending on security at Calais?
The UK and France have cooperated on border controls around French ports for years. How much do we spend on doing so?
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Refugees in the UK
How many refugees and asylum seekers are there in the United Kingdom?
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The Dubs Amendment: 3,000 refugee children?
The government never officially said that 3,000 child refugees would be accepted under the Dubs Amendment, although some campaigners say they expected that many to arrive.
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Ask Full Fact: 'Dubs' and 'Dublin'
What are the Dubs 'amendment' and 'Dublin regulation', and why are they relevant to closing the migrant camp at Calais?
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