Quiz 1: Amir’s seeking asylum, and he’s waiting to hear back about his claim. He’s not allowed to work. How much does the government give him to live on per week? Oops! Please choose an answer! £8.86 £51.43 £24.75 Correct People like Amir living in accommodation that provides meals are given just £8.86 a week to live on. Meanwhile, members of the House of Lords can claim £361 a day in expenses. But we won’t get into that… False False: People like Amir living in accommodation that provides meals are given just £8.86 a week to live on. Meanwhile, members of the House of Lords can claim £361 a day in expenses. But we won’t get into that… 2: The (nuts) Rwanda scheme reportedly cost the UK up to £700 million. Altogether, how many people seeking asylum went to Rwanda? Oops! Please choose an answer! 4 400 4,000 Correct As a result of the scheme, a whopping four people seeking asylum moved to Rwanda – all voluntarily. At the bargain price of approximately £175million per person, that’s a crackin’ use of taxpayer money! False As a result of the scheme, a whopping four people seeking asylum moved to Rwanda – all voluntarily. At the bargain price of approximately £175million per person, that’s a crackin’ use of taxpayer money! 3: True or false: A festive roast at a well-known UK carvery chain costs 5x more than people seeking asylum are given to spend on food for the whole day. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct It actually costs 11x more. The Government gives people seeking asylum £34.86 a week for food, or £4.98 a day. A festive roast at a UK carvery chain costs £57.99. Whichever way you look at it, that’s completely nuts False It actually costs 11x more. The Government gives people seeking asylum £34.86 a week for food, or £4.98 a day. A festive roast at a UK carvery chain costs £57.99. Whichever way you look at it, that’s completely nuts 4: Layla is 12 years old. She’s an unaccompanied child seeking asylum, and she’s being held in detention by the UK Government. How long can they detain her for? Oops! Please choose an answer! 2 years 5 years Indefinitely Correct There’s no way to sugarcoat it — the UK is the only country in Europe that has no time limit on detention. That means Layla could be held until next December, or the December after that, or the December after that… False There’s no way to sugarcoat it — the UK is the only country in Europe that has no time limit on detention. That means Layla could be held until next December, or the December after that, or the December after that… 5: True or false: People seeking asylum, refugees, and the UK’s favourite marmalade-obsessed bear are all legally allowed to enter the UK. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct True! Alongside the Peruvian bear, with his marmalade sandwiches and shiny new passport, it’s completely legal for people seeking asylum to enter the UK. In fact, it’s a human right – written into law at the 1951 Refugee Convention. They don’t even have to get permission. False True! Alongside the Peruvian bear, with his marmalade sandwiches and shiny new passport, it’s completely legal for people seeking asylum to enter the UK. In fact, it’s a human right – written into law at the 1951 Refugee Convention. They don’t even have to get permission. 6: True or false: The UK Government allows people to apply for refugee status from anywhere in the world. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct False! In order to seek asylum in the UK, people have to physically be here. So while your uncle yells ‘stop the boats’, and the media has an endless argy-bargy about channel crossings, the UK Government literally requires asylum seekers to travel to the UK. Huh? What? And WTF are all very reasonable reactions False False! In order to seek asylum in the UK, people have to physically be here. So while your uncle yells ‘stop the boats’, and the media has an endless argy-bargy about channel crossings, the UK Government literally requires asylum seekers to travel to the UK. Huh? What? And WTF are all very reasonable reactions 7: True or false: A reindeer has more safe routes into the UK than someone seeking asylum. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct True! There are plenty of safe routes into the UK for reindeers, including by plane, boat or pulling a sleigh. Refugees, however, have almost no safe or legal routes. But they have to be on UK soil to claim asylum. But there’s no legal way to get here. But, but, but… Yeah. It doesn’t make a lick of sense. False True! There are plenty of safe routes into the UK for reindeers, including by plane, boat or pulling a sleigh. Refugees, however, have almost no safe or legal routes. But they have to be on UK soil to claim asylum. But there’s no legal way to get here. But, but, but… Yeah. It doesn’t make a lick of sense. 8: While people seeking asylum get just £8.66 a week to live on, how much profit has one company made from providing asylum accommodation in the last 3 years? Oops! Please choose an answer! None £180,000 £180 million Correct That’s right, 180 million Great British pounds. The enormous profits belong to Clearsprings Ready Homes, whose founder Graham King just made the Sunday Times 2024 rich list. Hard to swallow, right? False That’s right, 180 million Great British pounds. The enormous profits belong to Clearsprings Ready Homes, whose founder Graham King just made the Sunday Times 2024 rich list. Hard to swallow, right? 9: True or false: More people signed a petition to make advent calendars start on the 1st of November than seek asylum in the UK yearly. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct True! There were 75,658 asylum applications from June 2023-2024. A 2017 petition to get advent calendars to start on November 1st got over 100,000 signatures. The response from Parliament: “The UK Government are not responsible for Advent Calendars.” False True! There were 75,658 asylum applications from June 2023-2024. A 2017 petition to get advent calendars to start on November 1st got over 100,000 signatures. The response from Parliament: “The UK Government are not responsible for Advent Calendars.” 10: Sampson has been battling to stay in the UK after fleeing torture in his home country in west Africa. How many Decembers have come and gone while he waits for the right to work and contribute to society? Oops! Please choose an answer! 7 16 4 Correct This is the reality for so many people seeking asylum. Countless Decembers of uncertainty, insecurity and media blah blah blah. All while activist organisation Lift The Ban estimates that allowing people seeking asylum to work could benefit the UK economy by £333 million each year False This is the reality for so many people seeking asylum. Countless Decembers of uncertainty, insecurity and media blah blah blah. All while activist organisation Lift The Ban estimates that allowing people seeking asylum to work could benefit the UK economy by £333 million each year Want to Learn More If, like us, you think the UK’s asylum system is ice-cold nonsense, you can join us in calling for safe routes for refugees. Go to Safe Routes for Refugees to sign our petition. Please answer all questions before submitting! Show Me My Score! Try Again?
1: Amir’s seeking asylum, and he’s waiting to hear back about his claim. He’s not allowed to work. How much does the government give him to live on per week? Oops! Please choose an answer! £8.86 £51.43 £24.75 Correct People like Amir living in accommodation that provides meals are given just £8.86 a week to live on. Meanwhile, members of the House of Lords can claim £361 a day in expenses. But we won’t get into that… False False: People like Amir living in accommodation that provides meals are given just £8.86 a week to live on. Meanwhile, members of the House of Lords can claim £361 a day in expenses. But we won’t get into that…
2: The (nuts) Rwanda scheme reportedly cost the UK up to £700 million. Altogether, how many people seeking asylum went to Rwanda? Oops! Please choose an answer! 4 400 4,000 Correct As a result of the scheme, a whopping four people seeking asylum moved to Rwanda – all voluntarily. At the bargain price of approximately £175million per person, that’s a crackin’ use of taxpayer money! False As a result of the scheme, a whopping four people seeking asylum moved to Rwanda – all voluntarily. At the bargain price of approximately £175million per person, that’s a crackin’ use of taxpayer money!
3: True or false: A festive roast at a well-known UK carvery chain costs 5x more than people seeking asylum are given to spend on food for the whole day. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct It actually costs 11x more. The Government gives people seeking asylum £34.86 a week for food, or £4.98 a day. A festive roast at a UK carvery chain costs £57.99. Whichever way you look at it, that’s completely nuts False It actually costs 11x more. The Government gives people seeking asylum £34.86 a week for food, or £4.98 a day. A festive roast at a UK carvery chain costs £57.99. Whichever way you look at it, that’s completely nuts
4: Layla is 12 years old. She’s an unaccompanied child seeking asylum, and she’s being held in detention by the UK Government. How long can they detain her for? Oops! Please choose an answer! 2 years 5 years Indefinitely Correct There’s no way to sugarcoat it — the UK is the only country in Europe that has no time limit on detention. That means Layla could be held until next December, or the December after that, or the December after that… False There’s no way to sugarcoat it — the UK is the only country in Europe that has no time limit on detention. That means Layla could be held until next December, or the December after that, or the December after that…
5: True or false: People seeking asylum, refugees, and the UK’s favourite marmalade-obsessed bear are all legally allowed to enter the UK. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct True! Alongside the Peruvian bear, with his marmalade sandwiches and shiny new passport, it’s completely legal for people seeking asylum to enter the UK. In fact, it’s a human right – written into law at the 1951 Refugee Convention. They don’t even have to get permission. False True! Alongside the Peruvian bear, with his marmalade sandwiches and shiny new passport, it’s completely legal for people seeking asylum to enter the UK. In fact, it’s a human right – written into law at the 1951 Refugee Convention. They don’t even have to get permission.
6: True or false: The UK Government allows people to apply for refugee status from anywhere in the world. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct False! In order to seek asylum in the UK, people have to physically be here. So while your uncle yells ‘stop the boats’, and the media has an endless argy-bargy about channel crossings, the UK Government literally requires asylum seekers to travel to the UK. Huh? What? And WTF are all very reasonable reactions False False! In order to seek asylum in the UK, people have to physically be here. So while your uncle yells ‘stop the boats’, and the media has an endless argy-bargy about channel crossings, the UK Government literally requires asylum seekers to travel to the UK. Huh? What? And WTF are all very reasonable reactions
7: True or false: A reindeer has more safe routes into the UK than someone seeking asylum. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct True! There are plenty of safe routes into the UK for reindeers, including by plane, boat or pulling a sleigh. Refugees, however, have almost no safe or legal routes. But they have to be on UK soil to claim asylum. But there’s no legal way to get here. But, but, but… Yeah. It doesn’t make a lick of sense. False True! There are plenty of safe routes into the UK for reindeers, including by plane, boat or pulling a sleigh. Refugees, however, have almost no safe or legal routes. But they have to be on UK soil to claim asylum. But there’s no legal way to get here. But, but, but… Yeah. It doesn’t make a lick of sense.
8: While people seeking asylum get just £8.66 a week to live on, how much profit has one company made from providing asylum accommodation in the last 3 years? Oops! Please choose an answer! None £180,000 £180 million Correct That’s right, 180 million Great British pounds. The enormous profits belong to Clearsprings Ready Homes, whose founder Graham King just made the Sunday Times 2024 rich list. Hard to swallow, right? False That’s right, 180 million Great British pounds. The enormous profits belong to Clearsprings Ready Homes, whose founder Graham King just made the Sunday Times 2024 rich list. Hard to swallow, right?
9: True or false: More people signed a petition to make advent calendars start on the 1st of November than seek asylum in the UK yearly. Oops! Please choose an answer! True False Correct True! There were 75,658 asylum applications from June 2023-2024. A 2017 petition to get advent calendars to start on November 1st got over 100,000 signatures. The response from Parliament: “The UK Government are not responsible for Advent Calendars.” False True! There were 75,658 asylum applications from June 2023-2024. A 2017 petition to get advent calendars to start on November 1st got over 100,000 signatures. The response from Parliament: “The UK Government are not responsible for Advent Calendars.”
10: Sampson has been battling to stay in the UK after fleeing torture in his home country in west Africa. How many Decembers have come and gone while he waits for the right to work and contribute to society? Oops! Please choose an answer! 7 16 4 Correct This is the reality for so many people seeking asylum. Countless Decembers of uncertainty, insecurity and media blah blah blah. All while activist organisation Lift The Ban estimates that allowing people seeking asylum to work could benefit the UK economy by £333 million each year False This is the reality for so many people seeking asylum. Countless Decembers of uncertainty, insecurity and media blah blah blah. All while activist organisation Lift The Ban estimates that allowing people seeking asylum to work could benefit the UK economy by £333 million each year
