ASYLUM seekers are still receiving money on taxpayer-funded credit cards even after being granted refugee status.

A probe has been launched after we uncovered cases of migrants saying they were still getting the handouts - despite rules stating payments must stop once leave to remain is granted.

It piles fresh pressure on the Home Office, which is already facing questions over the ASPEN card scheme after it emerged thousands of attempts were made to spend the cash in gambling venues.

One migrant wrote in a Facebook group: “I was granted refugee status in January 2025. I’m still getting money on my ASPEN card… do I need to inform the Home Office or will it stop automatically?”

Another user replied: “I know someone else this happened to. But he had payments for a whole year.

“He did not

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