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11/10/14

EU Unemployment Benefits: Thousands of Britons claim dole in Germany - by Tom Whitehead

Ex-pats receive up to  EURO 30.000 a year from the German taxpayer at a time when many in the UK complain of EU “benefit tourists” heading here to drain public funds.

Those Britons claiming in Germany either moved there to claim handouts or had been working there but lost their jobs.

Under EU rules, countries must provide state handouts to EU citizens if their own member state has the equivalent benefit back home – a policy both Britain and Germany object to.

Read more: Thousands of Britons claim dole in Germany - Telegraph

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