Critics Slam Shabana Mahmood's 'Cruel' Plan To Charge Asylum Seekers For Accommodation

The home secretary said the current bill for housing refugees is "too high".

Shabana Mahmood has been accused of “performative cruelty” over plans to charge asylum seekers for the cost of their accommodation.

The home secretary said the £4 billion the government the government spent on housing refugees last year was “too high”.

She wants asylum seekers to pay up to £10,000 once they are earning enough money. It is not yet known what that salary threshold will be.

Under measures to be unveiled in the new Immigration and Asylum Bill being........

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