Claim: Every illegal immigrant receives a payment card loaded with £175, which is renewed weekly, in addition to free meals a day.
Fact-check: Aspen card does not give asylum seekers £175 a week - Full Fact
Verdict: payment cards currently worth £40.85 a week are given to eligible asylum seekers who cannot afford food. those who receive free meals receive much less money.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-01-31T00:00:00