Spending on asylum has quadrupled since the Conservatives came to power, Home Office figures show, as Labour says the Tory government has left the system 'completely broken'.
The figures, unearthed by Labour, show a fourfold increase from the first financial year of the Conservative-led coalition government in 2010, when £567,856,116 was spent processing asylum claims and on accommodation, with costs rising to £2,115,584,829 by 2021/22.
The financial burden of the asylum system on tax payers is expected to rise further when the 2022/23 figures are published, with recent estimates showing an extra £2.4billion from the overseas budget was used to support the asylum system in the 2020 calendar year, in addition to normal costs.Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Tory government had left the asylum system "completely broken and British taxpayers are paying the price".
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