This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Change self employed benefits for immigrants
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When the EU further relaxes the labour market rules, in particular the UK.. More jobless immigrants will be able to claim benefits under the disguise of being self employed...For example, being big issue magazine sellers.
This is an abuse of a legitimate venture to help homeless and struggling to get on their feet. What has happened now is immigrants use this scheme and similar ventures to get access to tax payers benefits without directly contributing. As their earnings are so low, immigrants are unlikely to contibute to the tax system ever with no intention to move up into better paid work.
The rules for such schemes should be changed to allow naturalised citizens of the same EU country to be able to be self employed. Immigrants can be self employed only after a period of 4 or 5 years consistant employment as a tax paying employee..
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