The UK government has introduced new ways to recover the costs of supporting asylum seekers and has started a deal with France to manage irregular migration.

英國政府引入了新方法來追回支持尋庇護者的費用，並開始與法國達成協議以管理非法移民。

The Home Office has introduced a new rule in the Immigration and Asylum Bill. Under this rule, adults who have enough money must pay the government back for their housing and living costs. This payment is estimated at around 10,000 GBP and must be paid before the person is granted permanent residency. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood emphasized that this changes support from a basic right to a responsibility to pay back. However, support groups like the Migrants’ Rights Network argue that this could cause financial hardship, which might force claimants to take dangerous or unfair jobs. This concern is supported by data showing that refugees in part-time work earn much less than the national average salary of 35,000 GBP.

內政部在《移民與庇護法案》中引入了一項新規定。根據此規定，擁有足夠資金的成年人必須向政府償還其住房和生活費用。這筆款項預計約為 10,000 英鎊，必須在該人士獲得永久居留權之前支付。內政大臣 Shabana Mahmood 強調，這將支援從一種基本權利轉變為還款責任。然而，如「移民權利網絡」等支援團體認為，這可能會導致經濟困難，進而迫使申請人從事危險或不公平的工作。數據支持了這一擔憂，顯示從事兼職工作的難民收入遠低於 35,000 英鎊的全國平均薪資。

At the same time, the government has started a 'one in, one out' program with French authorities. In this system, the UK accepts one asylum seeker by plane in exchange for the forced return of another person who arrived illegally by boat. While the Home Office asserts that security checks are very strict, a French inquiry found that 89% of those transferred by February 2026 were single men aged 20 to 39. Furthermore, the organization Safe Passage argues that this is not a real path to safety because the processing takes too long and people are not allowed to work or study while they wait.

與此同時，政府與法國當局啟動了一項「一進一出」計劃。在此系統中，英國透過飛機接收一名尋庇護者，以換取將另一名非法乘船抵達的人士強制遣返。雖然內政部堅稱安全檢查非常嚴格，但法國的一項調查發現，截至 2026 年 2 月，被轉移的人員中 89% 為 20 至 39 歲的單身男性。此外，「安全通道」組織認為這並非真正的安全途徑，因為處理時間過長，且人們在等待期間不被允許工作或學習。

The UK is currently trying to balance strict financial rules and migration deals with the difficult social and economic challenges that asylum seekers face.

英國目前正嘗試在嚴格的財務規定、移民協議，以及尋庇護者所面臨的艱難社會與經濟挑戰之間取得平衡。