Rejected petition Cancel the proposed £40k payment for failed asylum seekers

Cancel the proposed trial and scheme to pay failed asylum seekers £40k to leave the country

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It is morally unacceptable to pay failed asylum seekers more than the UK average wage to get them to leave a country where they should simply be deported.

This will attract even more migrants to enter the UK knowing they will be paid £40k to leave.

Several will keep coming back come back claiming no paperwork, different names and DOB to claim the benefit more than once…. It’s better than working for a living.

This is an insult to taxpayers across the UK and someone should stop it

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Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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You may wish to sign this petition, which calls for the same action: "Stop pilot scheme giving up to £40,000 to failed asylum seeker families" https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763401

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Date submitted 5 March 2026
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