Migrants to UK will not get benefits until becoming citizens under new plans
Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limbo
People who migrate to the UK will be eligible for benefits and social housing only when they become British citizens, and those who arrive by small boat could wait up to 30 years for residency, under new plans outlined by Shabana Mahmood.
The plans could result in migrants only becoming eligible for benefits and social housing if they first become British citizens, rather than upon being granted settlement, as is currently the case.