"People who migrate to the UK will be eligible for benefits and social housing only when they become British citizens and those who arrive by small boats could wait up to 30 years for long-term residency under new plans outlined by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood. The plans could result in migrants only becoming eligible for benefits and social housing if they first become British citizens, rather than upon being granted settlement as is currently the case."
"These proposals would risk trapping people who have fled war and persecution in three decades of instability and stress at the very moment they need certainty to rebuild their lives. We see every day in our frontline services how stability, and being able to live safely with family, helps people recover from trauma and begin to rebuild. It's what enables refugees to settle, learn English, find work and contribute fully to their new communities. But long waits for settlement and repeated reviews will only add very expensive bureaucracy and keep people in limbo."
New UK rules would make migrants eligible for benefits and social housing only after they obtain British citizenship. People arriving by small boats could face waits of up to 30 years for long-term residency under the proposals. More than 600,000 overseas health workers and their families who arrived during the so-called Boriswave may need to wait up to 25 years to apply for settlement if they have claimed benefits. The rules form part of a rewritten settlement framework and accompany proposed asylum changes. NGOs warn the measures will trap people in limbo and add costly bureaucracy. The home secretary framed the changes as a response to unprecedented arrival levels.
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