Claim: Asylum seeker benefits cost the UK taxpayer £60 million per year.
Fact-check: This viral post on benefits and tax avoidance is inaccurate - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. in 2019/20 the home office spent £470 million on providing accommodation and cash support to people seeking asylum.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2020-10-08T00:00:00