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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
I know, let's pick on one specific group of EU migrants and tar all of them with that same brush. Let's just stop taking in migrants of any description. Some of them are bound to be 'dross'.
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Well, yes. Our welfare system is largely non-contributory. Change the system the problem goes away. Not sure about migrants being any different - they are subject to the same or stricter welfare rules than natives.
On the whole EU migrants take less out-of-work welfare than natives and more in-work welfare due to working for lower pay, however we had agreement to refuse in-work welfare to EU migrants for a time. That agreement expired with the referendum result.
As with so many other things the root of this issue is our own system. I would be a huge advocate of a more contributory welfare system, it would solve many problems, but rather than grasp that nettle it's been easier to blame migrants.
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I didn't pick on one group or another. It's just there was a TV prog where a couple came over with 22 children and grandchildren. The programme also said there were 6,000 other Czech Roma in Rotherham. I was giving it as a TRUE AND REAL example. They were all getting housed and claiming benefits.