Claim: Illegal immigrants or refugees living in Britain get a total yearly benefit of £29,900.
Fact-check: Who gets more, pensioners or refugees? - Full Fact
Verdict: illegal immigrants cannot collect benefits, and refugees can on the same basis as uk nationals once their request for asylum is granted—but this figure is unusually high.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2018-04-19T00:00:00