Social Security In Rumania

[EEZABLADE32]

Seeing as their deadbeats are coming here for free social security and handouts, I was wondering if it's possible for me to go to Bucharest, or Latvia or Estonia etc and claim benefits?

[VHG]

Our benefits are much more generous than those of other countries (and easier to get).

It annoys me that we give child benefits to children in Poland if a Polish parent is working in the UK, but we give it at the UK rate, which is worth far more in Poland than it is in the UK.

On Saints and Sinners this morning on BBC1 there was an Iraqi asylum seeker who came here and was given a council flat. She then proceeded to milk the benefit system of nearly 1 MILLION pounds.

She was caught but got away with it for 8 YEARS. Why are we so lax with our benefits system.

I know this was 2010 but it is still frighening how easy it seems, and how many others are doing it that we dont know about

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1289654/Iraqi-asylum-cheat-got-700-000-benefits-houses-private-school-son.html

[Baldric]

According to this thread even their dogs are coming here on benefits!

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals-and-Nature/Pets/Question1203526.html

[Mosaic]

I've been to Bucharest and I don't blame anyone for not wanting to stay there.

[New Judge]

The matter of people choosing to live in the UK and either earning wages or enjoying benefits which are far more valuable than in their native country is one of the many “benefits” that the European Union has bestowed upon us. Apart from ending all wars, promoting trade, providing protection for consumers, curing global warming (aka “Climate Change”), and providing Europe-wide financial stability, the EU has also provided the opportunity for workers from the eastern European member states to head west and enjoy a level of income some eight to ten times higher than that they could enjoy at home.

Of course the notion that UK benefits should be available only to UK citizens has been shot to pieces because EU law makes it illegal to discriminate against EU citizens on the basis of their nationality when it comes to doling out funds (or does it - see below). Funds, of course, which by and large in the UK have been donated by UK taxpayers. We are all “citizens of the EU” when it comes to benefits. From the EU’s document on Social Security benefits: “The principle of equal treatment ensures that you have the same rights and obligations as nationals of the country where you are insured.” (but again, see below).

That said, of course, you could head to Romania and claim your “reciprocal” benefits. However, make sure you take your credit card with you. Here’s an extract from the same EU document which gives an example of the criteria to be met to claim those benefits:

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In Romania, the government allocates the following maternity benefits

maternity indemnity, granted to the mother;
child raising indemnity, granted either to the mother or to the father;
birth allowance.

These indemnities are granted to Romanian citizens residing in the county and to foreigners who lost their citizenship and reside legally in Romania. In both cases, the parent must live with the child for whom the indemnity is requested.
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Note “…to foreigners who lost their citizenship and reside legally in Romania.” No mention of citizens of other EU nations. Also note “ …In both cases, the parent must live with the child for whom the indemnity is requested.” No mention of being able to claim benefits for children abroad.

The notion that the UK is providing benefits for foreigners because reciprocal arrangements exist throughout the EU is absolutely laughable.

[EEZABLADE32]

Great answers, thx a lot. I sometimes wonder if our politicians live in the real world. They are supposed to be vox populi so they should listen and get something done drastically about integreation and repatriation. Nope I'm not BNP, Fascist or anything like that, just care for my future family and the state of the country.