EU court ruling backs curbs on 'benefit tourism'

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Jay Sata, on 15 Nov 2014 - 15:01, said:

Meanwhile the Daily Mail has tracked down the Roma woman at the centre of the court case.

The newly married mother whose husband is also unemployed moved four years ago from Romania to Leipzig, where her sister Cristina had already relocated with her husband and five children.

Dano is a convicted criminal who has never worked a day in her life but has been given a State-funded flat and a range of benefits.

The European ruling this week, however, means she cannot claim welfare benefits intended for jobseekers because she has made no effort to find employment in Germany.

The judgment suggests the UK can, similarly, refuse to pay welfare benefits to migrants who have moved to Britain simply to live off the State.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2835442/The-Roma-gipsy-sparked-crackdown-benefit-tourism-Elisabeta-Dano-25-tracked-German-city-finding-centre-landmark-welfare-case.html#ixzz3J7dNcCmE

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The judgment suggests the UK can, similarly, refuse to pay welfare benefits to migrants who have moved to Britain simply to live off the State.

Jay the ruling was against EU citizens, not migrants......let's not go there again. lol.

Any links to the Daily Mail are unfortunately blocked in Thailand.

[Jay Sata]

The last paragraph was part of the Daily Mail story.

Incidentally you can view websites such as the Mail in Thailand by using a free online proxy service which hides the IP address.

She has a five-year-old son, Florin, whose father is unknown. She has no professional training, has never worked, and was sentenced to two years on probation for petty theft while living in Romania. Despite living in Germany since November 2010, she can speak only basic German and can barely read, write or do basic sums.

Her sister, Cristina Mihai, said she was desperate for Dano to start supporting herself. I wish my sister would get a job. Anything. Cleaning, yes. I cant bear the situation any more.

Dano was apparently given a flat in central Leipzig for her, her husband and her son so she could move out of her sisters apartment. At the apartment in a smart block above a bank, Danos husband said he did not understand what the fuss was about.

The European ruling is seen as a boost to the British Governments welfare reforms and means EU countries do not have to pay jobless EU migrants who emigrate looking to live off state handouts.

But critics say the case simply shows that not enough is being done to stop migrants emigrating for handouts because Dano is still entitled to other benefits.

Dano receives £145 a month in child benefit and £105 a month in maintenance payments, which she will continue to get from the State.

She also applied for basic provision benefits worth £300 a month to jobseekers. The local job centre refused this application so Dano appealed to a social court and the case was referred to Luxembourg.

This week, the European court rejected her appeal, declaring that rights of free movement depend on migrants not being an unreasonable burden to the host country.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2835442/The-Roma-gipsy-sparked-crackdown-benefit-tourism-Elisabeta-Dano-25-tracked-German-city-finding-centre-landmark-welfare-case.html#ixzz3J81jYHdR

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Edited November 15, 2014 by Jay Sata

[Jay Sata]

This story has appeared in a number of UK newspapers today.

I have used the Express site as I think it is viewable in Thailand.

Fury as immigrant says: Ill get £25k in benefits when I bring family to UK

BRITAINS soft touch benefits system provoked outrage last night after a Romanian scrap yard worker said he plans to bring his family here to pocket £25,000 a year in handouts.

The move, allowed under European Union freedom of movement rules, was even denounced by a Labour MP as an abuse.

One British worker described the handouts the Romanian can expect to get as a disgrace.

Nicu Popescu, 30, originally from near Bucharest, came to Britain two years ago and began working in the scrap trade.

The father-of-five, who lives in Birmingham, has realised that he and his family can use the benefits system to top up his low income.

He has told wife Iuliana, 24, to come over with their children Hagi, Peter, Marta, Mica, and Rubens.

Currently sleeping in a single room where he works, Popescu hopes they will be given a three or four bedroom house and extra cash as well.

In Romania, the family would be given a total of £425 a year in handouts.

But in the UK they can expect nearly £4,000 in child benefits alone, plus income credit, housing benefit and council tax support.

The total could be at least £25,000.

The children too will have free schooling and the whole family will be able to use the NHS for nothing.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/535688/Fury-Romanian-immigrant-25k-benefits-bring-family-UK

Edited November 16, 2014 by Jay Sata