Overview
- Refugee protection will be time-limited and reviewed every 30 months, with status subject to cancellation if home countries are deemed safe.
- The Home Office will remove the legal duty to provide housing and weekly allowances for some claimants, prioritizing taxpayer-funded support for those contributing to the economy and communities.
- Measures will apply to asylum seekers able to work who choose not to and to those who break the law, according to the government.
- Ministers say the package is designed to reduce irregular arrivals and accelerate removals, with a particular focus on small-boat crossings from France.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will outline additional steps Monday, including proposals linked to ECHR Article 8, as applications reached 109,343 to March 2025 and Labour faces pressure from Reform UK and public concern.