Looming reforms to Britain’s welfare policies could be a windfall for polygamous immigrants. While the UK doesn’t allow polygamous marriages to occur in their country, they do recognize such marriages if conducted in another country. This at a time when the UK’s migrant population is surging along with the rest of Europe.
A loophole identified in a paper from the House of Commons shows that wives in polygamous marriages could claim individual benefits while the husband and his first wife can claim their respective benefits. The changes mean some polygamous households nay receive more under the UK’s universal credit system than under the present benefit and tax system.
While the loophole in these reforms has been highlighted, so far nothing has been done by the House of Commons to address it. The gap in this incoming reform is inexcusable and demands action from Parliament.
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And wholly untrue.
From a response the Department provided:
We have a legal duty to provide support to people who come to this country,
in line with our national and international obligations. However, it is also necessary to protect the taxpayer and the benefit system from possible abuse.
The Department believes that the number of polygamous households currently claiming benefits is small and declining because, since the
Immigration Act 1988, it has not been possible for people polygamously married overseas to bring second wives to the UK.
No one can contract a polygamous marriage in the UK, but marriage legislation recognises the validity of polygamous marriages entered into in a country where polygamy was legal when the parties concerned were domiciled there.
There is no discrimination in the current system.
Where people of any race or religion share the same household we may need to discuss the situation with them to help us decide how to work out their benefit. If two people live together and share their lives in the same way as a married couple, or civil partnership, we consider that they are living together even though they are not married. We need to know this so that any benefits they may be able to get are worked out correctly and to make sure that couples who choose to marry or form civil partnerships are not treated any more or less favourably than those who do not.
There is no financial advantage to claiming income related benefits for people in polygamous marriages; the husband and the first wife receive the couple rate (currently £112.55 a week); subsequent wives receive an additional £40.85 a week which is less than the £71.70 they would receive if they were treated as individuals in their own right. Any subsequent wife living abroad would not be entitled to benefit.
The Government has decided that Universal Credit, which replaces means-tested benefits and tax credits for working-age people, will not recognise polygamous marriages. Instead, the husband and wife who are party to the earliest marriage that still subsists can make a joint claim for Universal Credit in the same way as any other couple. Any other adults living in the household would each have to claim as a single person on the basis of their own circumstances. This process already happens where a polygamous marriage is not recognised in UK law.
Within Universal Credit, a person who is not party to the earlier marriage would accept a claimant commitment and be subject to the appropriate work-related requirements. Such a person would be treated as part of the joint claimants’ extended benefit unit for the purposes of calculating the housing costs element and a deduction of a housing cost contribution is made in respect them as a non-dependant. This is a simpler approach that is easier to administer and avoids complexity within the structure of the benefit.
These are the people that need to be removed removed off of welfare
That’s how Britain entertains the Muslim invaders. Britain is rich but run by socialists so it is what it is!!
Here is a major problem…..
They don’t afford us such luxuries
Not right
Deport this evil now.
FREELOADERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deport them!
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
Garbage