Immigration and public services
Fact checks including the impact of immigration on health, legal and prison services 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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How many migrants have registered with GPs in the last decade?
6.5 million migrants have joined GP surgeries in the decade from 2007, but not all of them are here long-term and some were double counted.
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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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EU immigrant workers in the UK: five things we learned
The independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) today released a report about the impacts of EU immigrant workers on the UK economy, and recommendations for how immigration policy should change.
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Are there 100,000 vacancies in the NHS?
There were reportedly 100,000 vacancies in NHS trusts in England between October-December 2017. Home Office caps on visa numbers mean some international doctors cannot enter the UK to work.
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4,000 EU prisoners in England and Wales
There were 4,000 EU nationals in prison in England and Wales at the end of 2017, and over 9,000 foreign prisoners overall. It’s not easy to determine the cost of …
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Are junior doctors paid enough to get a UK visa?
In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK.
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Conservative Manifesto: Immigration and public services
We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch.
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EU immigration and pressure on the NHS
EU immigration contributes to financial pressure on the NHS, but its annual impact is small compared to other factors.
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EU immigration and NHS staff
What proportion of NHS staff come from the EU, and what could leaving the EU mean for the future workforce?
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