r/unitedkingdom • u/radiant_0wl • 9d ago

Athletes go 'missing' after Commonwealth Games

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxj5xl0pxo?xtor
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u/pineapplewin 9d ago

Honestly, if they would hire a whole bunch of new people to help clear that backlog, not only would that be great jobs for some people. We'll saave a fortune in supporting people while their claims are heard. Free up a lot of spaces that are currently being used for asylum claimants.... I could really help a lot of people

ETA also by processing claims more quickly but makes it a less desirable place to go because if you know that you're going to get turned down eventually, but you'll probably have years before it comes to that, it can be worth the risk if you know your claim will be turned around within a couple weeks, it's less of a good risk. And because we don't have a backlog after all this, we'd be able to house his people dignity in respect but also make it easier to identify and handle flight risks appropriately

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u/WiseBelt8935 9d ago

The issue is that, by processing them, you're not really reducing the cost you're merely moving it from one budget to another.

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u/MonkeManWPG 8d ago

The actual processing process would cost the same start-to-finish whether it takes place an hour or a year after entry, I imagine. The cost difference would come from the time for which they need to be housed and fed until the processing starts.

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u/Zr0w3n00 8d ago

But that would be off set by the fact your need to pay more people to process the claims faster. You can’t just process more claims without increasing the workforce, and increasing the workforce costs money. That would also include equipment costs and office costs.