the UK Is Migrants paid to leave the country paid 53 million pounds Over the last four years, Independent Can reveal.
Under a voluntary Government’s return schemeThe migrants can get up to £ 3,000 as an incentive to return to their country, known as “assisted returns”. They also have their flights as part of the deal.
Assisted Returns are increasing in recent yearsIn 2022, 2,179 people travel home in 2022 in 2024 compared to 6,799 people. Between 2021 and 2024, 13,637 people have made an assistant withdrawal, according to House office data.
In the UK, a person can qualify for this money. If they are returning to a developing country, there is a failure asylum seekerModern slavery is a reinforced prey, is roughly sleeping or a medical condition.
In 2024, more than half of foreign nationals accepted aided returns, from Brazil, with 3,573 proposals. The second highest nationality was India, with 915 people returning to 2024, and then 271 were going back. Honduras,
Home office emphasizes Voluntary withdrawal scheme There is a “much more cost -effective option for taxpayer” for taxpayer than paying for housing and support for those facing exile from the UK.
Charity refuge cases also said that a properly running system can be much cheaper than “forced removal cruelty”, but may also have “unfathomable results” for refugee.
But it called Bespoke support for migrants, with independent bodies, who advise and help those who return to countries to advise. In 2015, the government canceled funds for independent advice for those considering the return.
Louis Calve, Executive Director of Sharan Affairs, told Independent: “When an auxiliary, dignified system is more cost effective than options, it becomes clear that we need honest conversations about the amount of money ready to ruin cruelty and enmity.
“This type of system should not mean someone should not hand over an airplane ticket and a cash card. Without bipok support, inherent in non-government bodies, capable of giving independent advice and in the UK and in the country of return, people are effectively left back under the difficult situations that they ran away.”
Sir Cair Coward In March, it was claimed that migrant returns had reached the highest rate in eight years under labor. He claimed that “there was no right to remove more than 24,000 people here”, but it was criticized to make it clear that it included people who voluntarily left the UK.
Challans analyzed by government procurement experts showed at home office paid prepaid payment solutions limited £ 53,894,226 for voluntary aided returns from £ 53,894,226 to February 2025.
Prepaid Payment Solutions Limited “provides versatile payment solutions including virtual and physical cards for businesses and government institutions”.
Under the scheme, up to £ 3,000 is provided as single payment on a card, which can only be used in the country of returns, according to advice from the public fund network from No Ricures.
Similar schemes are in place European Union Country. In Italy, migrants are offered € 615 before their departure or before coming to the original country, and then € 2,000 plus € 1000 is given to each family member.
Families with children under the age of 18 also qualify for support up to £ 3,000. If someone accepts this proposal, they will be subject to a ‘re-entry ban’, which means that they have to stop returning to the UK for a specific time period.
How long the restriction depends on the immigration record of the person and when they left, how much support he got from the house office.
Meanwhile, Dolores Modern, from the Latin American Women’s Rights Service, said that she has heard of the Brazilian community’s Facebook groups, who share information about voluntary returns.
Ms. Modern said that her organization does not encourage voluntary returns as it is difficult for people to fully agree to this process. He said: “You can never make sure that the real informed consensus. Sometimes they must be feeling pressure.
“Many Brazilians come here, do not know that they are not allowed to work, and it is allowed to learn that once they are here. If they are found in an exploitative work position, their visa is often in the exploitation when they are in that exploitation and they do not know who they want to turn for, they can go to the police. They can find themselves to consider themselves.
“People also come here to avoid violence and once when they are here they find their situation very difficult, and they can consider returning as one of their options.
“We had a recent case of a woman who was in the domestic service of another woman, she was brought to the UK, especially from Brazil for that job. She found herself in a truly uncertain and exploitative position, and when she managed to escape from the situation, she knew that she wanted to go back to Brazil.
A home office spokesperson said: “Since coming to the office, this government has taken immediate action to ensure that immigration rules have been respected and implemented. We have failed about 30,000. asylum seekersBritain has no rights with foreign criminals and other immigration criminals, 12 months ago there was a 12 percent increase compared to the same period.
“Under serial governments, the facility of voluntary returns has been considered a much more cost -effective option for the taxpayer, which compared to paying for the housing and support of persons waiting for exile from the UK. To keep this clan in perspective, approximately 54 million were being spent about 54 million as asylum 202 under asylum.”