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Refugee Numbers Surge in the UK: Asylum Applications Hit 20-Year High as 30,000 Remain In Hotels – But Who Pays the Bill?
Home Office data shows that the UK received 111,000 asylum applications in the year to June 2025 – a 14% increase on the previous year, and higher than the previous peak in 2002. Many people ask: where does the money for asylum seekers and refugees actually come from? Is it funded directly by taxpayers’ contributions?

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Sep 174 min read
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