Petitions/Stop pilot scheme giving up to £40,000 to failed asylum seeker families
StatusOngoing
Opened10 Apr 2026
Closes—
Government responseResponded
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones✓ 10,000

The UK government should stop its pilot scheme offering failed asylum seekers our hard earned money for them to leave the UK.

We feel it is not fair to the UK people to provide our money to failed asylum seekers to get them to leave.

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Government response

An enhanced family returns pilot started on 5 March with the application period closing on 11 June. Only families who were contacted directly by the Home Office were eligible for the offer.

Constituency engagement ranking

Ms Julie Minns
1Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
87
Rupert Lowe
2Rupert Lowe MP
Great Yarmouth
70
Lorraine Beavers
3Lorraine Beavers MP
Blackpool North and Fleetwood
60
Rebecca Harris
4Rebecca Harris MP
Castle Point
54
George Freeman
5George Freeman MP
Mid Norfolk
54
Dame Caroline Dinenage
6Dame Caroline Dinenage MP
Gosport
53
Andy Burnham
7Andy Burnham MP
Makerfield
53
Sonia Kumar
8Sonia Kumar MP
Dudley
52
Andy MacNae
9Andy MacNae MP
Rossendale and Darwen
52
Charlie Dewhirst
10Charlie Dewhirst MP
Bridlington and The Wolds
51