£10.000 offered to leave the UK. Form an orderly queue.

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Lathyrus3

can’t read it.

The Guardian is not behind a paywall.

It said I had to sign up to adverts and cookie and stuff.

Grandmadinosaur

Words fail me.
And there was no money in the coffers for waspi payouts. 😬

Words fail me too! No money to compensate WASPIs but hey ho there is always money for those who shouldn’t be here in the first place!!

Very surprised.
If a family made it to our waters, failed the legal asylum criteria, and go away with that amount of money,
how is it supposed that they can be prevented from trying again in 12 months time?
By the way I am not opposed to families coming here from countries in conflict, legally. Integrating and working to a better, safe life.

Lathyrus3

can’t read it.

It worked for me

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/05/shabana-mahmood-accused-of-mimicking-trump-as-she-announces-immigration-plans

Words fail me.
And there was no money in the coffers for waspi payouts. 😬

No wonder they keep on coming here, come on in illegally we'll then give you £10,000 to go back, bring your family and we'll raise that to £40,000. yes ,that's definitly getting tough with them, what a joke

Lathyrus3

can’t read it.

You just need to collapse down the bit that appears asking for money. I got caught out initially thinking it had gone 'paywall'.

Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to pay £10,000 per person with a maximum of £40,000 for families of 4 or more as an incentive to leave the UK.
Can anyone apply? At the moment, I think I'd prefer to be elsewhere.

Why pay them? Where will they go?

Why not just put them on a flight back to their own country?
Of course, the problem now is that it could be in a war zone.

Lathyrus3

can’t read it.

The Guardian is not behind a paywall.

I have heard it all now 😩

Where is the sense in removing immigrants from safe accommodation and turfing them out in the streets ?That is a recipe for disaster with the right wing /reform led hatred on the rise

Goodness, whatever next! Seems like no govt can stop asylum seekers entering illegally. May seem very simplistic, but if these are failed AS, why can they not simply be deported? Or are they appealers?

can’t read it.

I can read that. It’s a paywall. Anywhere else?

Not quite that simple and only a pilot scheme for 150 families. They have seven days to decide.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/05/shabana-mahmood-accused-of-mimicking-trump-as-she-announces-immigration-plans

It’s a big incentive for traffickers.

They could recruit professional entrants who travelled regularly and split the money, probably K30/10.

Even I can work this one out as a profitable business.

Agree. They have failed in their claim so should not get anything.