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UK plans to make refugees repay ₹12 lakh once they start earning, sparks discussion
short by Medhaa Gupta / on Tuesday, 30 June, 2026
UK's Home Office announced plans to make asylum seekers repay around £10,000 (over ₹12 lakh) once they start earning, "to recoup some of...costs of taxpayer-funded housing and support." This is for those granted refugee status. The move sparked a discussion, with users saying, "None of them have this money," "Charging them...makes a mockery of...system," and "How about deport them?"
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