UK benefits to non eu
Discussion
Your chap in the pub is the sort of person who'll see a Facebook meme and consider it to be absolute fact.
Benefits to non-EU immigrants varies according to their immigration status. So someone subject to Immigration Control (Asylum Seeker, Overstayer, Temporary Admission, etc) is entitled none. Others may be entitled to Contributory Benefits but this is dependant upon having paid sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify - which is a bit of a catch 22 situation for some.
Apart for the EU and obligations to Commonwealth Nations, there is no legal obligation placed upon the UK to support immigrants. But the UK is a benevolent and responsible nation (despite appearances of late), so we recognise it is better and more cost effective to provide some support otherwise you'd have families living on streets and others stealing to live. Both would cost more to society and the economy than the benefits that would prevent this happening.
In any one year, we employ quite a few people on short-term contracts. I'd say 65% of these are non-British of which, 20% are non-EU. Most are on temporary work visas or similar; recent arrivals in the UK. All lovely and dedicated individuals trying to better themselves but how they survive is beyond me. The benefit system does not - in my experience - favour these people in anyway whatsoever.
There will be exceptions and the odd example of apparent unjustness but by orders of magnitude, a British Pensioner living off state pension is in a significantly better position than any immigrant that flees to the UK seeking a better life for themselves.
Not that your pub friend will be the slightest bit interested but a few links if he is:
/www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/benefits-non-uk-nationals
www.turn2us.org.uk
Benefits to non-EU immigrants varies according to their immigration status. So someone subject to Immigration Control (Asylum Seeker, Overstayer, Temporary Admission, etc) is entitled none. Others may be entitled to Contributory Benefits but this is dependant upon having paid sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify - which is a bit of a catch 22 situation for some.
Apart for the EU and obligations to Commonwealth Nations, there is no legal obligation placed upon the UK to support immigrants. But the UK is a benevolent and responsible nation (despite appearances of late), so we recognise it is better and more cost effective to provide some support otherwise you'd have families living on streets and others stealing to live. Both would cost more to society and the economy than the benefits that would prevent this happening.
In any one year, we employ quite a few people on short-term contracts. I'd say 65% of these are non-British of which, 20% are non-EU. Most are on temporary work visas or similar; recent arrivals in the UK. All lovely and dedicated individuals trying to better themselves but how they survive is beyond me. The benefit system does not - in my experience - favour these people in anyway whatsoever.
There will be exceptions and the odd example of apparent unjustness but by orders of magnitude, a British Pensioner living off state pension is in a significantly better position than any immigrant that flees to the UK seeking a better life for themselves.
Not that your pub friend will be the slightest bit interested but a few links if he is:
/www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/benefits-non-uk-nationals
www.turn2us.org.uk
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