And this is the article that @MattHancock retweets. Seriously.
Check that title.
Do you know what proportion of children who receive child benefits are not UK-based?
0.26%
So 99.74% of child benefits stay in UK, but the Tories need a “crack down”
Want to know why?.. [Thread]
Check that title.
Do you know what proportion of children who receive child benefits are not UK-based?
0.26%
So 99.74% of child benefits stay in UK, but the Tories need a “crack down”
Want to know why?.. [Thread]
It’s very simply because this is misunderstood by the public.
See the FT graph below- second pair of bars.
So rather than address the misunderstanding that virtually zero child benefits are sent abroad, this unprincipled Government would rather *exploit* the prejudice...
See the FT graph below- second pair of bars.
So rather than address the misunderstanding that virtually zero child benefits are sent abroad, this unprincipled Government would rather *exploit* the prejudice...
And as to “health tourism”, I’ve tackled this red herring dozens of times before.
Looks like I have to send @MattHancock the Health Secretary (of all people) the thread I wrote for Andy Wigmore:
Looks like I have to send @MattHancock the Health Secretary (of all people) the thread I wrote for Andy Wigmore:
