370,000+ migrants on the dole

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...-the-dole.html

370,000 migrants on the dole

More than 370,000 migrants who were admitted to Britain to work, study or go on holiday are now claiming out-of-work benefits, according to official figures compiled for the first time.

Concerns are growing that the country has become a destination for 'benefit tourists'

The migrants, who can claim unemployment, housing and incapacity benefit, are costing taxpayers billions of pounds a year. In other countries, many would have had to return home after their visas expired or their employment ended. The figures are likely to reopen the debate over the generosity of the welfare system amid growing concerns that the country has become a destination for “benefit tourists”. In an article for today’s Daily Telegraph, Chris Grayling, the employment minister, and Damian Green, the immigration minister, say that the large number of migrants now claiming benefits has been increased by the “organisational chaos” of Britain’s immigration system. “It should never have been allowed to happen and Labour should be embarrassed by what it left behind,” they add. “We’re determined to sort things out. Firstly by building an immigration system that is properly controlled and which people can have confidence in. And secondly by building a new generation of data systems that will ensure that no one can come to Britain and claim benefits to which they are not entitled.”

In the past, the nationality of benefit claimants has not been recorded. Ministers ordered a comparison of records held by the UK Border Agency, Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue and Customs. The analysis found there were 371,000 foreign-born claimants for out-of-work benefits, out of a total 5.5 million recipients. Of these, 258,000 were from outside the European Economic Area. Officials used data from applications for National Insurance cards, which require people to declare whether they are foreign nationals. Just over half have subsequently become British citizens.

People from outside the European Union can legally come to Britain to work, study or visit with a visa. If they stay for a certain period of time, marry or have children they can apply to remain permanently — after which they become eligible for state handouts. Asylum seekers can also be eligible for benefits. European nationals actively looking for work can claim unemployment benefit. However, those from some eastern European nations can only claim after 12 months on a registration scheme.

I would say with 99.9% certainty that this figure is much much higher, considering fake IDs, the way the benefits system is designed to cover the real figure (such as incapacity benefit not being included) and so on. Of course, the Conservatives are saying its the fault of Labour but both of these parties supported by the Liberal Democrats have for decades allowed millions of immigrants & migrants into this country with no real controls.

Of course, they're powerless to control immigration/migration from the European Union (because the EU controls that).

Why is this allowed to go on? because you keep voting for it. Thoughts?

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To be honest they shouldn't even be granted benefits unless they invest the time to become a British citizen and earn the right to get extra help. Most of them sign on, rent out a council flat and **** off back to their country and continue to get their benefit payments as they don't need to sign papers every week. Just to think it's so hard to get EMA (I think it's stopped?) but these people can easily get money for nothing, the government are a joke lol.

Soon they're going to look stupider than Greece.