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IDS proposes 'two-year ban' on migrant benefits

The Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has proposed that EU migrants should be banned from claiming welfare payments for up to two years after arriving in Britain to stop them exploiting the benefits system, according to the Sunday Times.

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Clegg supports principle of migrant benefits ban

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has indicated that he supports the "principle" of the Conservatives' proposed two-year ban on EU migrants receiving welfare payments.

Nick Clegg suggested migrants should not be free to claim benefits 'on day one' Credit: BBC

The Deputy Prime Minster told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "I'm up for establishing a clear principle that says the freedom to move around the European Union to look for work is one thing, but it's not the same as the freedom to claim benefits on day one - no questions asked, no strings attached."

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith proposed that EU migrants should not be allowed to claim welfare payments for up to two years after arriving in Britain to stop them exploiting the benefits system.

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