Illegal to block benefits for EU migrants with children abroad

[joebloggs]

Ministers have been told they cannot stop EU citizens from claiming child benefit for children who do not even live in the UK, the Evening Standard has learned.


read more here .. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/polit...d-8519219.html

[Dedworth]

Laughable

[bigmarco]

And they wonder why UKIP's popularity is on the increase.

[andy222]

Looks like cameron is in the then.

[imagine]

no wonder were in a mess

[South-east boy]

So how come we are only 1 of 4 countries that do this? How do all the other European Union countries get away with not paying?!

[stevie c]

I think our only hope is to get ukip in power

[Dedworth]

So how come we are only 1 of 4 countries that do this? How do all the other European Union countries get away with not paying?!

Who are the other 3 mug countries ? - I couldn't see anything about this in the article, did you spot it elsewhere ?

[stevewool]

amazing, but what do they get if there kids are still at there homeland, our figures or theres ie £81 or £20