Of 3,755 'children' investigated by UK immigration half were found to be over 18More than 2,000 adult asylum seekers arriving in the UK have lied about their age to be processed less harshly in the system as children. Of the 3,755 'children' investigated over their age by UK immigration since 2015 more than half were found to have been lying. Asylum seekers who are genuine child victims of war, terror and humanitarian disasters, will have the right to financial help with accommodation up until they are 25. A Home Office spokesperson said: 'We are fixing our broken asylum system to make it firm and fair. Home Office statistics show Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Sudan had the most adult asylum seekers claiming to be children in 2020.

Source: Daily Mail November 22, 2020 12:19 UTC