Refugee Council Campaigns Against Proposed £10,000 Refugee Tax

The Refugee Council is campaigning to scrap a proposed £10,000 tax on individuals granted refugee status under a new asylum bill. The levy targets refugees who arrived without assets and were prohibited from working while their claims were being assessed.

Critics argue the tax breaches the UN refugee convention and will drive vulnerable populations into homelessness, severe poverty, and exploitation. The Refugee Council warns that the measure will damage work incentives for those fleeing persecution and undermine community cohesion.

While some Cabinet ministers have expressed concern over the impact of the bill, the proposal remains part of the government's legislative push. The council maintains that the financial burden is unjust for individuals who have already faced war and displacement.