In a desperate move to address the eye-watering cost of sheltering them at taxpayer money, a leading Tory has urged on Britons to open their homes to asylum-seekers who cross the Channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brandon Lewis has endorsed a new analysis from Policy Exchange, which claims that the “galvanisation of voluntary spirit” may reduce the \u00a32.2 billion yearly cost of sheltering migrants in hotels and barges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report mentions British charity towards Ukrainian migrants as an example of the country’s desire to welcome those fleeing into the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Policy Exchange, the present asylum system is “not only too costly, but also too statist.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It says such a policy would also allow wealthy, metropolitan progressive Brits to put their money where their mouth is, and stop dumping migrants into hotels in poorer areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe key to better sharing the load with wealthier parts of \u2018progressive liberal Britain\u2019 \u2013 relatively pro-refugee areas which tend to have higher housing costs \u2013 is galvanising voluntary spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It adds that settled British migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Syria could also aid the rehoming of asylum seekers with their \u201cspecific cultural assets\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report reveals the total annual cost of asylum-related spending is now \u00a33.5 billion, including hotel accommodation, allowances, healthcare and school places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, the central estimate of hotel costs alone is \u00a32.2 billion a year – exceeding the Government\u2019s levelling-up budget, and three times the Government’s investment in tackling homelessness.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In a desperate move to address the eye-watering cost of sheltering them at taxpayer money, a leading Tory has urged on Britons to open their homes to asylum-seekers who cross … <\/p>\n