You're not going to like this tip but here goes anyway.
People have used up their savings in an effort to keep the show going. If they contemplate the UK route suddenly they have no money with which to do so and no means of borrowing it. Therefore before they go the only solution is to pay nothing for a few months to build up a next egg on which to survive in the UK. I've no idea of the cost of living in the UK but I imagine one needs a months deposit, month's rent in advance, utiility bill, deposit on utiilities, flights and enough to live on while seeking work or applying for the dole.