The British government is planning to pay asylum seekers up to £3 000 (R71 512) each to move to Rwanda under a voluntary plan to help clear the backlog of refugees who have had their applications to remain in the country rejected.
The new agreement with Rwanda is separate from the government’s stalled plan to forcibly deport most asylum seekers to Rwanda, last year ruled unlawful by the UK’s Supreme Court.
Instead, it mirrors an existing government policy, where asylum seekers are offered financial assistance to leave Britain for their home country, but under the new plan people will get the money if they agree to live in Rwanda.
Kevin Hollinrake, a junior business minister, said the new policy was cheaper than looking after people in Britain who had been…
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