refugee camp cost
Image copyright Image caption The UK is taking in refugees from camps in countries neighbouring Syria, including the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Each Syrian refugee is set to cost the taxpayer up to Â£23,420 in the first year of their relocation to the UK, figures seen by BBC News suggest. The Home Office has confirmed the figures, contained in a briefing document from an Essex local authority, are accurate.
Comments (8) Recent estimates place the total number of Syrian refugees in Jordan at over 500,000. Zaatari refugee camp has become the fourth largest city in Jordan by populationâit may not be much of a home, but each refugee costs the Jordanian government 2,500 dinars ($3,750) to host per year.