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Originally Posted by jfman
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This data is three years old, but nevertheless is still interesting to look at. I'm surprised that the EU countries expecting us to bail them out after we ourselves have had to endure nearly a decade of austerity.
Overall, the UK is still a magnet, otherwise why would both EU and non EU immigrants take such desperate measures to get here? Asylum seekers in particular risk their lives and pass through safe places prior to getting to the UK.
The UK used to have a similar system as Denmark for cushioning the effects of unemployment, with claimants being paid an 'Earnings Related Supplement' during the initial period of their claim. The Thatcher Government abolished this in 1982.
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Originally Posted by nomadking
That mainly includes in-work benefits and doesn't include Eastern European countries, and is therefore not relevant.
The problems started when EU countries not included in that report, joined the EU or were allowed to come here.
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Totally agree. The main problems appear to have started when the poorer Eastern European countries were allowed to join.
If a new law was introduced that allowed anyone in a particular street to live in any of the houses (and they could not lawfully be refused access) it's obviously going to be a case of the poorer residents moving into the more affluent homes!