Manifesto proposal to remove in-work benefits from immigrants would also hold to apply to UK nationals aged between 18 and 22, lawyers believeDavid Cameron has refused to deny that he is considering plans to halt young Britons claiming in-work benefits – an idea that emerged when the government was told that a Tory manifesto pledge to apply such restrictions solely to EU migrants would be illegal.
The prime minister insisted that negotiations with the EU had only just begun. But he did not deny that legal advice had been given suggesting that reforms intended to halt EU migrants claiming benefits during their first four years in the UK would also halt Britons aged 18 to 22 claiming benefits such as tax credits and child benefit.
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Source: theguardian.com