The per capita cost of hosting asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom — spending billions of pounds raided from its aid budget — is a staggering 150% higher than in any other leading economy, a new study has calculated.
The U.K. is declaring $25,600 in first-year subsistence bills for each new arrival, the Center for Global Development analysis says, compared with $10,100 in Canada — the next costliest G7 nation.
The figure is more than three times the cost in Italy at $7,800 and the United States at $7,500, and more than four times that in France at $6,400, and Germany at $6,100, which are also members of the Group of Seven leading economies.
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Rob Merrick
Rob Merrick is the U.K. Correspondent for Devex, covering FCDO and British aid. He reported on all the key events in British politics of the past 25 years from Westminster, including the financial crash, the Brexit fallout, the "Partygate" scandal, and the departures of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Rob has worked for The Independent and the Press Association and is a regular commentator on TV and radio. He can be reached at rob.merrick@devex.com.
