Home Office will detain and deport families with children if they do not accept financial payments to leave
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.
Swipe for next article
Home Office will detain and deport families with children if they do not accept financial payments to leave
Removed from bookmarks
I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice
Shabana Mahmood says scheme could increase the £3,000 cap currently in place and that payments are ‘good value for money’
Home Office targets 150 families whose asylum claims were refused and offers them up to £40,000 to leave or face forcible removal
UK currently offers payments of up to £3,000, but Mahmood insists increase will represent ‘value for money’
Exclusive: Home Office said assisted voluntary returns are more cost effective than funding accomodation for those awaiting…
Home secretary vows to make refugee status temporary as part of system overhaul
Home secretary will also consult on ending financial support for those with children if refused asylum, document shows
