We ask whether non-Britons should be able to claim benefits as it’s revealed from government figures that more than one million foreign nationals received over £7.5bn in state payments in 2023.
Foreigners are entitled to benefits once they are granted indefinite leave to remain, and have settled or refugee status. These benefits are granted on the same terms as British citizens.
It has been revealed through analysis from the Centre for Migration Control that Iraqi, Congolese and Afghani people claim benefits at four times the rate of British people.
COMMENT NOW – Should non-Britons be able to claim benefits?