Refugees/Asylum Seekers in the UK

Question 1

% of Population

Answer 1

0.18% of Population. In contrast, people from India comprise 0.83% of our population.

Question 2

Asylum Grant Rate

Answer 2

The EU average in Q3 of 2016 was 65%. The UK granted 28% of requests.

Question 3

Claims Relative to Population

Answer 3

1/1664 citizens in the UK compared to 1/112 citizens in Germany.

Question 4

Budget

Answer 4

UK asylum seeker budget is £155 million. This means that an asylum seeker gets £36.95 a week to live on. Councils are given £8250 to house an asylum seeker and then £5000 for 4 subsequent years.

Question 5

Aid

Answer 5

The UK is rare in that it pledges 0.7% of its GDP to international aid (USA is the world’s biggest aid donor country but only donates 0.17%). In 2016, the UK invested £900 million in improving refugee camps in Syria so people felt less impelled to move.

Question 6

Impacts on Society

Answer 6

Money has to be spent on access for these people to schools and healthcare. Djanogly City Academy has 7 specialist EAL staff. Forest Fields Primary has a 90% EAL rate amongst its pupils. Events such as Manchester Bombing and Oldham riots (in 2001) stoke fear about multicultural societies.

Question 7

Doctors!

Answer 7

35% of doctors are trained abroad. The UK has a Shortage Occupation List which people from overseas are needed to tackle.