Migrants using ECHR to avoid deportation will cost £4.9billion as claims skyrocket under Labour
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Migrants using ECHR to avoid deportation will cost £4.9billion as claims skyrocket under Labour.
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Migrants who use the European Convention on Human Rights to stay in the UK last year will cost the taxpayer £4.9billion over their lifetimes, the Home Office has admitted.Statisticians in the Home Office estimated the cost of granting a migrant the chance to remain because of their right to a family life was £141,000 per individual over their lifetime.
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The calculation, which has been described as the first of its kind, also took into account that asylum seekers would eventually pay taxes.Around 34,400 asylum seekers were granted the right to stay in the UK under Article 8 last year.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The total net cost to the taxpayer covered funding for healthcare, education, welfare and pensions.However, the total bill could cost even more, as researchers did not take into account family members.The Home Office said: "It does not include the fiscal impact of dependants associated with the cohort.
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