Children living abroad get benefits

Updated
Keith Vaz
Keith Vaz

Nearly 50,000 children who live abroad are receiving benefits claimed by immigrant families living in Britain, figures have revealed.


Just under 30,000 families are claiming child benefits and tax credit for offspring who live outside the UK but within the European Union, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
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