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Originally Posted by Osem
Just been listening to a BBC News interview with some asylum seekers. 'Did you come to the UK because of the welfare and benefits?' was the question asked and the answer unsurprisingly was no. Do they seriously expect people to say anything else? It wouldn't go down too well if they said they were here because of the benefits etc. would it...
Once again the man from the Beeb made the statement that they're "not eligible for benefits or housing" which is patently untrue.
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so why do more refugees and asylum seekers go to the US,Germany and most other parts of the EU where benefits are less in preference to the UK ? Asylum seekers get some state help ,they have to because they aren't allowed to work ,but they in no way receive benefits and housing equivalent to everyone else
This may help to clear up some of the mis information that is sweeping through this thread
http://www.unhcr.org.uk/about-us/the-uk-and-asylum.html