Rebordering Britain & Britons after Brexit
Open for the childless skilled only: the poverty risks of migrant workers with children under the UK points-based immigration system
Abstract
Post-Brexit, UK migration rules treat 'EU- and non-EU citizens equally'. Thus, a much larger number of working migrants have less access to social rights than before. This article compares how the different welfare entitlements for working migrants and non-migrants affect the incomes of 21 hypothetical households; some workers are single, some have a child. Using micro-simulation, we assess the risk of poverty and the extent of inequality for migrants and non-migrants. We show that the system excludes new migrants from the social contract which defines the rights of UK citizens as working parents, leading to significant poverty risks and inequality.
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