Thanks EU: British Taxpayers Pay Benefits to 50,000 Kids in Other Countries
Thanks to the European Union “freedom of movement” rules, British taxpayers cough up benefits for 50,000 children in other countries, new parliamentary figures have revealed.
The single largest beneficiary group is in Poland, where child benefits are paid for 37,900 children. They receive the money because at least one of their parents lives or works in Britain.
The swindle takes place because European Union law states that migrant workers can claim benefits for their children even if they remain in the worker’s home country.
The cash handouts show that Labour regime assurances that new migrants from EU states would not qualify for benefits, were plain lies.
British benefits are much higher than anywhere else in Europe, and dwarf those of Eastern Europe. This makes Britain the number one destination for people seeking to exploit the system.
The cost to the British taxpayer is estimated at more than £20 million a year and claims are rising at a rate of 20 percent every year.
Most cases see the claimants get £20 per child per week extra. In Poland, the similar benefit is less than £5 per week.
Other countries which have children supported by the British taxpayer include Slovakia (2,500), France (2,300), Ireland (1,800), Germany (500) and Iceland (4).
The British National Party regards Polish people as noble and honourable Europeans, and our objections to this exploitation of the British taxpayer are based purely on a desire to protect Britain.
The Polish government would, we are sure, object if a million British people descended on Poland and demanded benefits.
In fact, the Polish state already has a rule that foreign nationals may not be treated free at state run Polish hospitals — and that is the correct policy which Britain should emulate.
This benefit swindle — which amounts to British people paying over cash to people who are not even resident in this country — reveals the fundamental flaw with the entire EU.
The EU’s starting point is that all of its constituent member states’ economies are equal. It is patently obvious that they are not, and the disparities open the system to widespread abuse.
