Incoming reforms to the UK’s welfare system will unfairly benefit polygamous marriages.
Polygamous marriages, which form a common thread in Islam, are recognised in Britain but only if they take place in countries where they are legal. Now a House of Commons library paper, published earlier this month, has highlighted a loophole that will allow additional wives coming to the UK to claim a full single person’s allowance while the husband and his first wife still receive their respective benefits.
At present additional wives receive reduced individual income support, meaning the husband and his first wife receive up to £114.85. Subsequent spouses living under the same roof receive a reduced allowance of about £40 each.
The foreshadowed changes mean some polygamous households may receive more under universal credit than under the present benefit and tax credit system. The paper said:
“The Government decided that the universal credit rules will not recognise additional partners in polygamous relationships,” the paper states.
“This could potentially result in some polygamous households receiving more under universal credit than under the current benefit and tax credit system.
“Treating second and subsequent partners in polygamous relationships as separate claimants could in some situations mean polygamous households receive more under universal credit than they do under the current rules for means-tested benefits and tax credits.
“This is because the amounts which may be paid in respect of additional spouses are lower than those which generally apply to single claimants.”
The news comes as universal credit (UC), introduced in April 2014, is applied to more Jobcentre areas, including Kent and Leicestershire, from tomorrow. More, including Cambridge and Hull, are set to introduce it before April this year.
Source: Breitbart
Photo: Jihadwatch
England’s welfare system is notoriously broken, benefiting millions at exorbitant cost to tax payers. To ask Christian tax payers to fund what should be illegal marriages is criminal. Don’t expect the grossly liberal Parliament to make any changes to this broken law.
This is in Britain. Pretty obvious which commenters didn’t bother to read the article.
Time to stop the freebies amen
Yes ! One husband one wife and children the others women should not receive anything !
Isn’t anyone feed up with this c**p yet ????
Give them nothing they are duping this government and making demands tht they re special and they really are not entitled to our tax payer money look at them fat fucks they can stand to miss a few meals. this fat pig has four wives and how many children are involved
No no no! That is so stupid!
DEPORT THEM TO CANADA
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The UK people are taking it in the butt!