People without asylum will find it difficult to find work
Refugees who are refused asylum will not be able to formally work or claim benefits in the UK. Also, under the new government scheme, they will be able to leave the country and move to Rwanda with a payment of one thousand pounds.
Migrants rejected for asylum in the UK will be offered thousands of pounds to move to Rwanda under a new 'voluntary' regime, according to reports. scheme developed by the government.
«The move, which is separate from the government's plan to send people to Rwanda to have their grievances resolved, has already been agreed with the East African country, — The Times reports.
The new resettlement scheme is designed to remove migrants who have no legal right to remain in the UK but cannot be returned to their home country.
The Home Office has not yet confirmed the payment scheme, but said it is “exploring the possibility of voluntary resettlement in Rwanda”.
The Times explains that this will be aimed at people who do not have an outstanding asylum claim and who can be quickly resettled in Rwanda, which the government considers a safe third country.
It is explained that immigration officials will approach migrants whose asylum claims have been rejected and encourage them to accept the money and move to Rwanda .
The scheme is said to be an extension of the Home Office's existing voluntary return programme, which offers migrants up to £3,000 in financial assistance to leave the UK for their country of origin.
Seekers Asylums who refuse financial incentives to move to Rwanda will not be able to officially work or claim benefits in the UK, the Times highlights.
“Last year, 19,000 people were voluntarily removed from the UK and this is an important part of our efforts to combat illegal migration,— says a representative of the department. — We are exploring the possibility of voluntary relocation to Rwanda for those who have no right to be here, and are willing to accommodate people who want to rebuild their lives and cannot remain in the UK.” He adds: “This is in addition to our Rwanda Security Bill and treaty, which, when passed, will ensure that people coming to the UK illegally will be removed to Rwanda.”
The government is expected to believes that a voluntary scheme can be implemented quickly as it will build on the existing structures set out in the deportation agreement already concluded with Rwanda and existing voluntary return processes.
However, the new deal with Rwanda is said to mark the first time migrants will be paid to leave the UK without returning to their country of origin.
It comes after Prime Minister Rishi's bill Sunak's bid to revive his plan to deport some British asylum seekers to Rwanda returns to the House of Commons.
Experts say the government will seek to reverse a number of amendments to the bill agreed by peers in the House of Lords. The changes backed by the Lords will include ending the courts' exclusion from the deportation process.
Labour accused ministers of having to resort to “paying people to go to Rwanda because they know their deportation scheme is not has a chance of success.”
Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock commented: “We know from the treaty that capacity in Rwanda is very limited, so ministers must now explain what this new idea means for the scheme in that as it was originally conceived, and they must also clearly state how many people they expect to send on this basis, and what the cost will be.
There have been so many confusing briefings about the policy in Rwanda, that the public would be forgiven for taking this latest rumor with some skepticism.”
Earlier, the country's Prime Minister warned the House of Lords against thwarting the “will of the people” by preventing the passage of a bill that had already been approved by officials.
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