A new report has revealed that the UK taxpayer has forked out almost £24billion on jobless legal migrants who contribute nothing to the economy since 2020.
The number does not include international students who are discounted from the “economically inactive” category but if they were added the total cost would be an eye-watering £36billion.
The findings will fuel concerns that the UK's porous legal migration is being used for so-called benefits tourism with millions arriving and claiming housing benefit, Universal Credit, child benefit and other handouts including the use of the NHS and schools without contributing to the country.A new report has revealed that the UK taxpayer has forked out almost £24billion on jobless legal migrants who contribute nothing to the economy since 2020.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1868029/migrant-crisis-economically-inactive-report