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| Cost to send migrant to Rwanda £63,000 more than keeping in UK | |
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| It would cost £63,000 more to send a migrant to Rwanda or another "safe country" than to keep them in the UK, the government has said. | |
| An economic impact assessment of the Illegal Migration Bill, which is going through Parliament, found a gross cost of £169,000 to relocate an individual. | |
| But there would be cost savings of around £106,000 because they would no longer require housing support. | |
| The government said the policy would also have a deterrent impact. | |
| The Home Office assessment said no cost would be incurred if an individual was deterred from entering the UK illegally. | |
| It said the potential savings were "highly uncertain" but gave an estimated figure of between £106,000 and £165,000 per individual. | |
| The bill aims to stop people crossing the Channel in small boats by preventing anyone arriving in the UK illegally from claiming asylum. | |
| Instead they would be detained and removed, either to Rwanda or another "safe country". | Instead they would be detained and removed, either to Rwanda or another "safe country". |
| Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: "Our impact assessment shows that doing nothing is not an option. | |
| "We cannot allow a system to continue which incentivises people to risk their lives and pay people smugglers to come to this country illegally, while placing an unacceptable strain on the UK taxpayer." | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Home Office | Home Office |
| Immigration | Immigration |
| Rwanda | Rwanda |
| Migration | Migration |