Family in a row: how refugees from Somalia "heated" the English public for 3 million pounds
Saeed Khalifa, his wife and eight of their children were granted refugee status in London in 2008. Two out of eight children have a disability. In this regard, the Khalif family almost immediately upon arrival in the UK received a good allowance.
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First, the family was settled in the city of Coventry in the east of the West Midlands in a house, the maintenance of which cost the state (that is, the taxpayers) a thousand pounds sterling per month. However, later the refugees were able to achieve resettlement in London.
Then the family was provided with housing, the cost of which is estimated at 2 million pounds. The upkeep of the house is also funded by taxpayers. The monthly rent of such a "palace" would cost 3,000 English pounds. All the time while the family lives in London, neither Said nor his wife worked. The house that the refugees have occupied to this day has no less than six bedrooms and a fully equipped kitchen.
The case of the Khalifa family was one of many, and this prompted the government to reduce the total allowance for such couples with children to 500 pounds per week. That is, now the state could allocate no more than 2,000 pounds per month to Said and his household.
After such a stalemate cut in benefits, the family had to move ... to a house around the corner, which is estimated at 1.3 million pounds.
Of course, this situation annoys and angers local residents. Pedro Rodriguez, who also lives in the Hampton area, explains his outrage as follows:
“This Somali and his family receive a huge amount of money that we pay the system out of our own pocket. Families with needs and special children pay taxes in the same way and cannot even count on a penny!”
Said Khalifa's family members and Said himself declined to comment on the situation.
Keywords: England | Refugees | Money | Housing | Somalia | Social assistance