UK's New Asylum Policy: Cutting Support for Lawbreakers

0:00On March 5th, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmoud is rolling out a new policy to cut asylum support for those who break the law or work illegally. Starting in June, the loose access to government-funded housing and payments, the rules aim to focus help only on people who truly need it, like those unable to support themselves. She picked up ideas from a recent trip to Denmark and will lay out the labor approach in a speech to a policy think tank this Thursday. The Home Office is also dropping the legal duty to provide support to everyone at risk of going broke while waiting for asylum decisions. Reactions are mixed across the board. Conservatives say the changes don't go far enough, while the Green Party calls it far right talk. Left-wing labor members worry after a recent by-election loss, but Mahmoud insists it's about compassionate control that fits party values. The plans hit asylum seekers with work rights after long waits, those entering on job beaces, or anyone with assets like cars. Officials won't say how many are affected, but over 107,000 people got taxpayer support

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