Aspen card does not give asylum seekers £175 a week
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What was claimed
Every illegal immigrant receives a payment card loaded with £175, which is renewed weekly, in addition to free meals a day.
Our verdict
Payment cards currently worth £40.85 a week are given to eligible asylum seekers who cannot afford food. Those who receive free meals receive much less money.
A post being shared on Facebook includes a screenshot claiming that ‘every illegal immigrant’ receives a payment card ‘pre-loaded with £175.00 (renewed weekly by the Home Office)’. It a...
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