UK government set to make support for asylum seekers ‘discretionary’
by Geraldine McKelvie Senior correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#71GBE)
Home secretary expected to change system to deny help to those who can work or who have assets
Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce changes to Britain's asylum system on Monday in an attempt to quell rising fears about immigration.
The home secretary plans to amend laws that guarantee housing and financial support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute.
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