The government has responded to a petition for an end to financial support for asylum seekers. The online document, at the time of writing, has garnered a huge 395,267 signature. The house of commons considers all petitions that get more than 100,000 signatures for a debate, and this one, Set up by Bob Cleans, has been waiting for 25 days for a debate date, account. It demands “A cessation of financial and other support provided to asylum seekers by the Government”.
Mr Clements Added: “This support curedly included shelter, food, medical care (including optical and dental), and cash support. Particularly Via the English channel is to urge the government to discontinue and pays. ” The Government Said on June 23: “We are determined to tackle Illegal migration and end the use of assylum hotels but in the Maintime there is a legal request to support assylum sekers who wanted. Living on the streets.
“We are grateful to everyone who tok the time to sign this petition.”
Officials Added: “The petition proposes ending that support immedely, and who is undertand the objective Behind that proposal, we have to recognize – in many cases – the people receively received. Support would end up life on the street instead, including many women and child.
“According to the Latest Official Data, the number of Rough Sleepers in England in Autumn 2024 Was 4,667, so if IMmediate, ended the support given to even assylum-seeker, it would Number by Multiple Amounts. “
The government added that it is aiming to increase the pace at which applications are checked to cut the number of individuals entering the uk’s system.
It Wrote: “We believe a bet aproach is to continue speeding up the processing of assylum claaims, so that people can be accepted, that who are not can be rejected, and removed Either way, we can keep working to cut the amount of money spent on assylum support.
“In addition, we will contain teaking strong action to reduce the number of people enter the uk assylum system in the first place.”