How is the number of recorded asylum seekers relevant? They only seek asylum once caught. Once they get this side of the channel, they are not turning themselves in. They seem to go to an awful lot of trouble not to get caught, so they must be doing BETTER than if they claimed asylum.
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A family of former asylum-seekers from Somalia are living in a £2.1million luxury townhouse in one of Britain's most exclusive addresses at a cost to taxpayers of £8,000 a month.
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Mr Nur said his former five-bedroom home in the Kensal Rise area of Brent, which cost £900 a week in housing benefit, was suitable for the family's needs but he said they had felt compelled to move because they did not like living 'in a very poor area' and were unhappy with the quality of local shops and schools.
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January 2014
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Asylum seekers given homes and benefits were found to have iPads, mobile phones and flat screen televisions despite claiming they were "destitute", a report has found. The National Audit Office found migrants seeking permanent asylum in Britain were earning an income above legal levels required for them to be given housing and pay-outs. The report warned that these families were taking flats and houses from those asylum seekers whose need was far greater.
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Dispersal accommodation is typically a flat or shared house in which the asylumseeker is provided with bedding and basic kitchen equipment as well as basic furniture and access to cooking and washing facilities.
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