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£40,000 per family to leave UK should be open to everyone

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Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:21

Labour Government to pay failed asylum seekers up to 40 grand per family to leave the UK (10 grand per person).

I want a piece of the action and considering it is taxpayer funded, it should be open to all.

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RoachFish · 05/03/2026 13:53

It's sort of working here in Sweden. It's not a new incentive here but up until this year they offered very little money so few took the offer. The current offer is around £30K per adult, so a family with two parents would get £60K. The majority of those who have applied for it are Syrian citizens and the first few have been approved.

SerendipityJane · 05/03/2026 13:51

Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:21

Labour Government to pay failed asylum seekers up to 40 grand per family to leave the UK (10 grand per person).

I want a piece of the action and considering it is taxpayer funded, it should be open to all.

As long as you surrendered your citizenship, sure. If you hold it that cheaply.

If you need a lift to the airport, just PM me.

BatchCookBabe · 05/03/2026 13:46

lazyarse123 · 05/03/2026 13:44

It's disgraceful. She's in parliament saying that failed asylum seekers should get a payment as an incentive to leave. If your claim has failed why would we pay to make you go?
We have thousands of homeless and families in hostels here, where is the help for them?

Yes indeed. And playing devil's advocate, what's to stop them coming back to the UK, sometime in the (not too distant) future???

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Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:45

toodleoothen · 05/03/2026 13:42

It costs £158,000 per year to house a family of three in asylum accommodation, so 40k for a family of four to leave within a week, is extremely good value for the tax payer.

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£158k?! Where is this, the Ritz?

Anyway, it would be good value to get rid of me too. Pension liability, my costs to the NHS etc. etc.

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BrownSharpie · 05/03/2026 13:45

fartotheleftside · 05/03/2026 13:33

Sure. You’d have to agree to give up your citizenship and never come back though.

Just do what the immigrants do, get the money and leave then return a week later illegally AGAIN. Win win.

BatchCookBabe · 05/03/2026 13:44

toodleoothen · 05/03/2026 13:42

It costs £158,000 per year to house a family of three in asylum accommodation, so 40k for a family of four to leave within a week, is extremely good value for the tax payer.

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Actual wow.

lazyarse123 · 05/03/2026 13:44

It's disgraceful. She's in parliament saying that failed asylum seekers should get a payment as an incentive to leave. If your claim has failed why would we pay to make you go?
We have thousands of homeless and families in hostels here, where is the help for them?

fartotheleftside · 05/03/2026 13:44

trumpisvomitous · 05/03/2026 13:35

Surely they don't have a citizenship to give up since they have failed in their bid to obtain citizenship. They'll probably give the 40 grand to some people smugglers who will get them back over here in a boat.

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I’m talking to the OP, who wants it to be open to everyone

toodleoothen · 05/03/2026 13:42

Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:21

Labour Government to pay failed asylum seekers up to 40 grand per family to leave the UK (10 grand per person).

I want a piece of the action and considering it is taxpayer funded, it should be open to all.

It costs £158,000 per year to house a family of three in asylum accommodation, so 40k for a family of four to leave within a week, is extremely good value for the tax payer.

Menopausalsourpuss · 05/03/2026 13:42

MeridaBrave · 05/03/2026 13:38

It’s because it costs the government £££ per year to house them. I can’t see how it would work for UK citizens even on benefits unless they were prepared to give up Uk passports

I have no idea why it should cost us the taxpayer to host failed asylum seekers. Where's can I go and live in the world where taxpayers will pay to house me for nothing when I have no claim to live in that country?

Isekaied · 05/03/2026 13:42

Isn't this just going to incentivise more people to come.

So they'll be given cash to leave?

Megifer · 05/03/2026 13:38

fartotheleftside · 05/03/2026 13:33

Sure. You’d have to agree to give up your citizenship and never come back though.

"Never come back" 😂

MeridaBrave · 05/03/2026 13:38

It’s because it costs the government £££ per year to house them. I can’t see how it would work for UK citizens even on benefits unless they were prepared to give up Uk passports

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Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:37

Jadzya · 05/03/2026 13:33

Source please OP

Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary, HM Government

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Megifer · 05/03/2026 13:36

Jadzya · 05/03/2026 13:33

Source please OP

Its very, very easily Googleable

RollOnSunshine · 05/03/2026 13:36

Talk about pissing money into the wind to fix a problem that should not exist to begin with.

ShetlandishMum · 05/03/2026 13:35

We just relocated to an EU country (dual citizenships) for better schools for our youngst child and better work for us - hilarius if goverment had paid us...

trumpisvomitous · 05/03/2026 13:35

fartotheleftside · 05/03/2026 13:33

Sure. You’d have to agree to give up your citizenship and never come back though.

Surely they don't have a citizenship to give up since they have failed in their bid to obtain citizenship. They'll probably give the 40 grand to some people smugglers who will get them back over here in a boat.

Jadzya · 05/03/2026 13:33

Source please OP

trumpisvomitous · 05/03/2026 13:33

pasta · 05/03/2026 13:33

I absolutely understand the logic here but I think it's going to go down like a ton of bricks

I agree.

BatchCookBabe · 05/03/2026 13:33

I hear you @Ablondiebutagoody and I agree.

You won't get many supportive posts on here though. Many people will agree with you, but will be afraid to say so.

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fartotheleftside · 05/03/2026 13:33

Sure. You’d have to agree to give up your citizenship and never come back though.

pasta · 05/03/2026 13:33

I absolutely understand the logic here but I think it's going to go down like a ton of bricks

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Ablondiebutagoody · 05/03/2026 13:32

CleanSkin · 05/03/2026 13:29

That would be nice OP.
I’m going on holiday to Spain for a week, will that qualify?

Sure. Just "change your mind" after a week.

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