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Cost to send migrant to Rwanda £63,000 more than keeping in UK | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 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. | 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 higher figure takes into the account the possibility of housing costs continuing to increase. | |
Other additional savings beyond accommodation costs include those associated with resettling a migrant in the UK such as benefits, social housing and healthcare. | |
The bill aims to stop people crossing the Channel in small boats by preventing anyone arriving in the UK illegally from claiming asylum. | 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". |
How is the UK stopping Channel crossings? | |
The hurdles in Sunak's race to pass Migration Bill | |
The total cost of relocating an individual to Rwanda or another third country includes a payment to that country of around £105,000 per person, as well as £22,000 for flights and escorting the individual. | |
The figure assumes a flight can seat 50 individuals being relocated but flights may depart with fewer people on board. | |
Other costs include detaining individuals while they are processed. | |
The costs are theoretical estimates rather than the actual cost of the Rwanda agreement, which is commercially sensitive. | |
Labour said the impact assessment was "a complete joke" and the government was "totally clueless" about how much the bill would cost. | |
"The few figures the Home Office has produced show how chaotic and unworkable their plans are," shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said. | |
She added that "the true cost" may be higher as the government had not costed the possibility of people being held in "indefinite detention". | |
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said: "Our impact assessment shows that doing nothing is not an option. | 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." | "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." |
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