Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assets
Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain’s asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.
The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.
The government said assistance will become “discretionary”, meaning it will be able to deny help to those who can work or have assets.
Mahmood has pitched the package of proposals as “the most sweeping reforms to tackle illegal migration in modern times”, designed to “restore control and fairness to the system”.
