"The moves will further enrage some refugee organisations and Labour MPs who are threatening to rebel against Keir Starmer's government. According to the document, many families of failed asylum seekers continue to live in this country, receiving free accommodation and financial support, for years on end. The government will offer all families financial support to enable them to return to their home country. Should they refuse that support, we will escalate to an enforced return."
"As part of the aforementioned consultation, we will consult on commencing measures in the 2016 Immigration Act which will allow us to remove support from families who do not have a genuine obstacle to leaving the country, the report said. It added: When an asylum seeker has failed in their claim, we will take a far more hard-headed approach to removing them. We will remove people we have not removed before, including families who have a safe home country they can return to."
The government proposes consulting on removing financial support for families with children under 18 who have been refused asylum. The plan states many failed-asylum families remain in the country for years receiving free accommodation and financial support. All such families will be offered financial packages to enable return, and refusal of support will lead to escalation to enforced removal. The consultation will consider using measures in the 2016 Immigration Act to stop support where no genuine obstacle to leaving exists. The approach includes trials of larger incentive payments and an intent to remove people not previously removed, including families with safe home countries.
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