For asylum seekers, who are given a paltry sum to live off by the Home Office, rising prices are set to make a desperate financial situation even worse.
After at least 27 people lost their lives in the deadliest channel crossing on record, hundreds gathered for a vigil outside the Home Office, demanding an end to the hostile environment.
A new report by the Home Affairs Select Committee concludes that David Cameron’s target of resettling 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020 is unlikely to be met.