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by mcovet » Sat Mar 19, 2011 9:31 pm
You are allowed to apply for Child Tax Credits and Child Benefits as long as you are yourself exercising treaty rights AS A WORKER or SELF-EMPLOYED!!! You will be treated equally to the Brits when applying for any part of benefits they are entitled to in a similar situation. Your wife as well is entitled to the full social security benefits.
You MAY have to satisfy the "habitual residence" test- i.e. for the first 3 months of your stay you wouldn't be able to claim, as the same test applies to the Brits returning to the UK and proving they have been habitually resident, but after the 3 months- off you go.
@Keffers
It is not the fault of the immigrants to demand what they are entitled to by LAW. Whether this is right according to MORALS of some people is a different question, but morals have no bearing on laws!
Further, the social benefits culture in the UK invites relaxed attitudes of most people without ambitions living their lives off of benefits. I am not talking about those who genuinely qualify, but those who abuse the system- they are no less cheeky than those coming to the country from outside the UK!
So, you shouldn't be having a go at the particular immigrants, as much as you would like to and actually do, but rather be frustrated with the system which allows it! You are being ripped off by the government through taxes in other ways, much more a waste of funds than supporting those who qualify for help under CURRENT system.
So, just take this fact with a pinch of salt and get on with it, you can't keep the funds intact, there are thousands claiming of whom you would never even hear of, so to give practical advice to someone here is better than to scare them off!