UK Taxpayer Picks up Annual £400 Million Bill for Unemployed EU Migrants | Migration Watch UK
Research from the European Commission suggests that it is much easier for migrants to access benefits in the UK than in other EU countries. As a result British taxpayers are paying out £1 million a day to EU citizens who have never worked in Britain. The research from the European Commission showed that 37% of […]
MW320 : Proceeds of Crime Act Successfully Used Against an Employer of Illegal Immigrants | Migration Watch UK
Section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 prescribes civil penalties which may be imposed by the Home office on employers found to have been employing illegal immigrants, i.e. people who have no leave to remain in the UK, whose leave has expired or who have leave but whose leave is subject to […]
Votes for Commonwealth Citizens
Summary 1. There could be as many as one million migrants from the Commonwealth who have the right to vote in UK Parliamentary elections, despite not being British citizens. Voting rights for the whole Commonwealth are an anachronism from the days of the British Empire and should be brought to an end except for citizens […]
Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions Review of the Balance of Competencies
Internal Movement: Free Movement of Persons Response From Migration Watch UK Summary 1. EU competence develops over time and, in practice, is irreversible. The addition of a dozen new members with a total population of about 100 million and a standard of living of roughly a quarter of the EU 15 is, combined with the […]
Incentives for Romanian and Bulgarian Migration to the UK
Summary 1. Even at the minimum wage in Britain there are very strong financial incentives for Romanians and Bulgarians to migrate to the UK, especially as wages here are topped up by substantial in-work benefits. Take home pay (including benefits) for a single worker is four or five times higher and for families eight or […]
Comparison of UK Benefits with those of the EU14
Summary 1. In-work benefits for the low paid are generous in the UK compared to other countries in the EU15 and may act as a much stronger pull factor towards Britain than to other member states. This paper finds that the UK is the fourth most generous country of the EU15[1] in its provision of benefits […]
Migration Watch UK Calls For Targetted Assistance For Start-Ups | Migration Watch UK
A paper issued by Migration Watch UK today describes the bureaucracy facing a company that wishes to recruit a member of staff from outside the EU. After reading 108 pages of guidance, they need 10 sets of information to hand before completing an online application to become a registered sponsor. Commenting Sir Andrew Green, Chairman of Migration […]
MW280 : Making the Immigration System work for Start-up Companies | Migration Watch UK
Introduction 1. Recruiting a non-EU worker can be lengthy and cumbersome for a small start-up business. This note explains the process and suggests improvements. Tier 2 2. Tier 2 of the Points Based System allows employers to bring in a worker from outside the EU when an employer has been unable to find a suitable […]
Benefits Regime Makes UK Attractive Destination for East European Migrants | Migration Watch UK
The British benefits system makes the UK an extremely attractive destination to East Europeans. That is the conclusion of a research paper out today. The paper, ‘Incentives for Polish migration’ from think tank Migration Watch UK, focuses on Poles who are the largest component of migration from the East European countries that joined the EU in 2004. […]
MW257 : Incentives for Polish Migration | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. There is a significant financial benefit for Polish nationals to migrate to the United Kingdom in search of work. Even modest savings would allow Polish workers on the minimum wage in the UK to save what they would earn in an entire year at home. The much higher benefits for families in the […]