Discuss - Immigration Immigrant Benefits - Immigrants required to wait 2 years before claiming benefits

Should new immigrants be required to wait at least two years before claiming any state benefits?

Conservative The Conservative Party would ensure that migrants would have to wait four years before they can claim certain benefits including tax credits, Universal Credit and social housing.

DUP The DUP 2015 manifesto states that economic migrants must have contributed to the UK before they are entitled to claim benefits. Source: DUP 2015 Manifesto, http://dev.mydup.com/images/uploads/publications/DUP_NI_Plan_v_7.pdf

Labour Labour say that people coming here won't be able to claim benefits for at least two years. Source: Labour Party

Liberal Democrat The Liberal Democrats have proposed a restriction on the payment of Universal Credit to immigrants for a six month period only, and would only be issued after their first six months in the UK. Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11451936/General-Election-2015-Immigration-policy.html (Please note that this policy is awarded a lesser score for our quiz because it is not a full match against the question.)

UKIP "Migrants will only be eligible for benefits (in work or out of work) when they have been paying tax and NI for five years and will only be eligible for permanent residence after ten years." Source: UKIP Website, http://www.ukip.org/policies_for_people

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