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rescue.org (https://www.rescue.org/uk/article/why-uk-government-should-rethink-its-plan-send-asylum-seekers-uk-rwanda https://www.rescue.org/uk/article/why-uk-g
by dumael 4y ago
rescue.org (https://www.rescue.org/uk/article/why-uk-government-should-rethink-its-plan-send-asylum-seekers-uk-rwanda https://www.rescue.org/uk/article/why-uk-government-should-r... section 5) reports GBP 140m so far, GBP 120m on up front costs along with The Times reporting a further payment of GBP 20m.
The Migration Observatory (https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries/qa-the-uks-policy-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda/ https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/commentaries... costs section) also cites the GBP 120m figure, along with a citation of Select committee evidence that there will be further per-person costs to HMG.
- pifm_guy 4y agoHow many people does that pay for? I could probably buy those people a lifelong holiday in a nice resort for that kind of money...
- pkaye 4y agoI think only around 200 people for now. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan#:~:text=The%20agreement%20with%20the%20Rwandan,claims%20for%20asylum%20are%20processed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_asylum_plan#:~:text=The....
- dumael 4y agoThe Evening Standard (https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rwanda-asylum-deal-uk-asylum-seekers-yolande-makolo-b1014266.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/rwanda-asylum-deal-uk-asy...) quotes 200 people from the Rwandan Government, "but that it could be scaled up". A research briefing document from the House Of Common Library (https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9568/CBP-9568.pdf https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-...) states that the Memorandum of Understanding on which the scheme relies states no upper limit on the amount of people that can be sent to Rwanda.