In-work benefits for EU migrants: how the British government dug itself into a hole

In his renegotiation of Britain's EU membership, David Cameron appeared to be insisting that immigrants from the EU should be denied in-work benefits, such as tax credits and housing benefit, for four years. The only way forward on this might be to make both Britons and EU migrants wait four years before having access to in-work benefits, which could be ruled illegal by the European Court of Justice.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Migrants, benefits and the UK’s renegotiation: questions and answers http://www.europeansources.info/record/migrants-benefits-and-the-uks-renegotiation-questions-and-answers/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

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