A faint glimmer of hope from todays Sunday Express :-
EU migrants face tough new benefit rules and sanctions
JOBLESS EU migrants who have been claiming benefits for the past six months and show no signs of being able to find work could be forced to leave the UK from Tuesday.
It is one of a set of measures designed to give Britain the toughest controls on migrants in the world.
Under the new rules, EU nationals must wait three months before claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance and are entitled to it for a maximum of six months.
Anyone earning £150 a week, equivalent to working 24 hours on the minimum wage, will be classed as a worker.
Those earning less than that and claiming benefits will be interviewed to assess whether they have a genuine prospect of work. If they fail, they will be classed as “marginal and ancillary” and are liable to be sent home.
If language is a barrier to employment, claimants will be given six months to improve their communication skills. The rules will also apply to the right to claim child benefit, worth £20.30 a week for the first child and £13.40 for each additional one, and child tax benefits.
In April, new jobseekers from the European Economic Area were banned from claiming housing benefits.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said: “The public have sent a clear message that they are concerned that migrants should contribute to this country and not be drawn here by the attractiveness of our benefits system.
“Freedom of movement is not a freedom to pick and choose where to claim benefits and we will continue to work with other countries across Europe that share our concerns to ensure we can protect the integrity of our benefits system.”
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/485...sanction-rules