Claim: Studies show each illegal migrant costs the taxpayer roughly £400,000 over their lifetime.
Fact-check: Estimate of £400,000 cost per asylum seeker based on the Netherlands, not the UK - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure is based on a report which estimated that the net cost of "asylum migration" to the dutch treasury averages €475,000 per immigrant . it didn't look at the cost of asylum seekers or 'illegal migration' in the uk.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2024-08-21T00:00:00