Thread by @LetsStopC9

The #HostileEnvironment made worse by Home Office cruelty - tens of thousands of refugees and migrants are being denied work and benefits they are due.

So the Home Office is being sued.
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independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Allegedly "the Home Office is frustrating the purpose of the law by depriving people of the rights their status is meant to protect."

Some are being made destitute because of the way the HO is treating them.
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If this is part of the #HostileEnvironment policies to deter asylum-seekers and migrants, it is cruel, abusive, and unethical,
PLUS given the economic crisis, for the Home Office to
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force people out of their jobs when the UK already has too many positions unfilled, will further weaken the economy and exacerbate the impact of the #CostOfLivingCrisis
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Added to which, when the Home Office is sued successfully for breaking the law, it's hardly likely to be their own money used for paying
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So their ineptitude costs the taxpayer THRICE, by removing workers who pay taxes, by using tax money for legal fees AND THEN for payouts.

They are NOT fit for purpose.
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theguardian.com/politics/2022/…