Was about to post the exact same quote as you. I don’t understand how this works? Can I just arrive in the United Kingdom as a refugee and get a place to live and a weekly stipend? No strings attached?

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mytailorisrich 14 hours ago | parent [-]

That's exactly how it works because asylum seekers are not allowed to work, and why currently the asylum system costs more than £5 billion a year...

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xenospn 13 hours ago | parent [-]

But the article says they are allowed to work.

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mytailorisrich 12 hours ago | parent [-]

No, the article says those who have the right to work.

Those who have the right to work are those who have requested it successfully after 12 months, and those who were lawfully in the UK on a visa that allowed them to work when they applied for asylum. I.e. all the "small boats" asylum seekers don't have the right to work by default and they are perfectly allowed not to request it.

The announcement is therefore a little disingenuous (or more than a little) but that's politicians for you.

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xenospn 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Exactly. And they still don’t work but are provided for by the state. Does it matter if they asked for the legal right to work or not?

	▲	mytailorisrich 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Presumably those who ask for the right to work are those who want to work... otherwise what's the point?