Friday, September 02, 2005

Rejected Iraqi asylum-seekers lose benefits / Independent, 31 Aug 2005

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article309215.ece
Ben Russell
"Hundreds of Iraqis who are refused asylum in Britain could face cuts in benefits if they refuse to return to their homeland. The Home Office has ended new awards of 'hard case' benefits designed to give short-term support to failed asylum-seekers from Iraq because officials insist there is now a 'viable route of return'."