A scheme offering the families of failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave the UK will not be a “pull factor”, the Home Office has insisted. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said a small number of failed asylum seekers will be offered an “increased incentive payment” of £10,000 per person and up to £40,000 per family to leave Britain. The scheme is expected to target about 150 families living in taxpayer-funded accommodation. Those who refuse the offer will be forcibly removed, Ms Mahmood said. #manchestereveningnews #politics #uknews

A scheme offering the families of failed asylum seekers up to £40,000 to leave the UK will not be a “pull factor”, the Home Office has insisted.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said a small number of failed asylum seekers will be offered an “increased incentive payment” of £10,000 per person and up to £40,000 per family to leave Britain.

The scheme is expected to target about 150 families living in taxpayer-funded accommodation.

Those who refuse the offer will be forcibly removed, Ms Mahmood said.

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