RE: THIS COULD BE INTERESTING - 2

Quote: astwood wrote in post #15

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Most of them are only coming to europe to grab benefits

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We need to make it impossible to get benefits if you haven't been part of our system for most of your life.

I would agree with that as long as it included ex-pats who have gone to live abroad for years because it was warm and cheap (and usually fairly safe), but then when it gets a bit expensive or the locals con them out of their house, they want to come back here and expect all the benefits

There is a voluntary contribution scheme for National Insurance so that would have to be taken into account.

Also, some of the so called Ex Pats, a term I never agreed with as I thought the pat part referred to patriotism, are of pensionable age before they jump ship and therefore may have full entitlement no matter what.

Perhaps welfare should work like a PLC, we get shares in it, the more you put inthe more shares you get and benefits are paid out pro rata.