Agreed PolicyNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Asylum and International Protection
Asylum is protection from genuine persecution or serious danger, not a general mechanism for choosing a preferred country of settlement.
Policy catalogueNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Agreed PolicyAsylum, Work and Public Assistance
Protection should facilitate self-sufficiency rather than permanent welfare dependency.
Position
Persons admitted for protection who are capable of working should be expected to become economically self-supporting as rapidly as reasonably possible. Pending claims should not automatically open access to the full ordinary welfare system.
Policy
- Permit lawful work as early as administratively practicable.
- Expect able-bodied adults to seek work once employment is legally available.
- During claim determination, focus assistance on necessary accommodation, food, essential healthcare and basic necessities rather than unrestricted cash support.
- Allow proportionate work, language and cooperation requirements where lawful.
- Do not create preferential access to scarce public benefits over citizens in comparable need.
- End integration-oriented support after final rejection and transfer the person into the return system.
- Preserve emergency necessities and appropriate support for children and persons genuinely unable to support themselves.
Implementation note
Implementation note
Under the 1951 Refugee Convention, recognized refugees lawfully staying in a contracting state receive treaty protections concerning employment and public relief. A policy seeking to exclude recognized refugees altogether from covered public relief would require examination of treaty obligations rather than ordinary legislation alone.
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- Agreed PolicyFamily, Demography and Social Order
Welfare and Social Assistance
A safety net directed primarily at citizens, families and those genuinely unable to support themselves, expressing solidarity without becoming permanent avoidable dependency.
- Manifesto CoreEconomy, Property, Finance and Work
Work
Work has dignity but is not the purpose of human existence. Economic progress should increase security, leisure and command over one's own life.
- Manifesto CoreNation, Citizenship, Immigration and Europe
Immigration
Immigration should be limited to levels compatible with genuine integration, social stability, infrastructure capacity and demographic continuity.
Every question in this catalogue carries a position. Entries marked Derived follow the direction of the manifesto without their implementation being fixed, and several name the legal or treaty change they would require. Positions are revised as the movement decides; the version and date above say which text you are reading.