British taxpayers to fork out millions more in benefits for EU migrants

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-migrants.html

Taxpayers face paying millions of pounds in extra benefits to Eastern European immigrants because of changes to EU regulations. For the past seven years, immigrants from eight countries due to become full members of the EU were banned from claiming benefits in the UK until they had worked here for 12 months. But from April 2011, immigrants from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic – where income levels are 40 per cent of the European average – will be allowed to claim Jobseekers’ Allowance and other benefits after just three months.

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This is provided they can prove that they have been actively seeking work, undergone training or attended job interviews. Unlike many other European nations which closed their labour markets to the so-called Accession Eight countries, Britain has allowed their nationals to work here. This was on condition that they abided by the Government’s Worker Registration Scheme, which denied them benefits for a year. But the scheme runs out next spring because seven years is the maximum transition period under EU law and no extension can be granted. It means Eastern European immigrants entering Britain will be subject to the same benefits rules as they are in established EU countries like France and Germany.

Although there are no official Government figures, the latest academic surveys suggest there are now 1.2 million Eastern European nationals living in Britain. Most former Soviet bloc countries pay lower unemployment benefits than Britain. In Latvia, the monthly unemployment allowance is £57.20 compared with the UK’s £200-£256. Sir Andrew Green, chairman of MigrationWatch UK, said last night: ‘Now is the time to engage the EU in a renegotiation of the welfare arrangements to ensure that we do not face a wave of benefit shoppers when these countries become full members.’ A Department for Work and Pensions spokesman said: ‘Of those who do come here, the vast majority do not claim benefits.’

Well our government won't do anything because they are total wimps and couldnt care less what happens with our money (provided its not spent on us) and wouldnt want to upset the European Union because a lot of them will have jobs in the EU pretty soon and they wouldnt want to lose them jobs they are so close to grasping. As for the Conservatives?; nothing. The three main parties continue to allow these things to happen while we are upto our eyeballs in debt, and while taxes and prices continue to soar for the British taxpayer. This is the 'choice' we now face though; vote for the three main parties and be ruled by the unelected EU of which none of our politicians will stand up to and just say 'no'.


Thoughts?

[Suspective]

This is absolutely disgusting. It just makes this country, even more attractive for immigrants.

[alexxxxx]

i'm sure they'll work it out

[Suspective]

Lets hope so.

[Catzsy]

i'm sure they'll work it out

Exactly what I thought. This isn't really news - the Home office has been extending the scheme for a year at a time for the last few years and there are over twelves months to go. Just electioneering, I guess.

[alexxxxx]

well it's not just us who will be faced with this problem, the french, german, belgian and netherlands governments will have similar issues. I don't see why they can't come up with a sort of agreement where they can claim these benefits, but we get refunded from their national governments where they originate from.

[Grippz]

What a crock of ****

[dbgtz]

If job income is like 40% why can't they should increase minimum wage or something.

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well it's not just us who will be faced with this problem, the french, german, belgian and netherlands governments will have similar issues. I don't see why they can't come up with a sort of agreement where they can claim these benefits, but we get refunded from their national governments where they originate from.

Or even better; dont let them in in the first place!

Imagine the money that would solve in red tape costs as well - its useless me saying the same old common sense argument though because our unelected leaders dont have an ounce of it in them (along with our elected ones). The French government and others may have this problem coming up as well; but it wont really effect them because everyone comes to Britain with its generous benefits system anyway.

[alexxxxx]

Or even better; dont let them in in the first place!

Imagine the money that would solve in red tape costs as well - its useless me saying the same old common sense argument though because our unelected leaders dont have an ounce of it in them (along with our elected ones). The French government and others may have this problem coming up as well; but it wont really effect them because everyone comes to Britain with its generous benefits system anyway.

you get problems then where people can't actually afford to go home. infact that's happened already where migrant workers unable to claim benefits literally had to camp in the woods in their cars as they couldn't afford to go home.

if you keep telling yourself that 'everyone comes here for the benefits system' - it doesn't make it anymore true.