Romanians have homes in the UK and still claim benefits
Over the past 20 years, Romanians have become a familiar fixture on Britain’s high streets: bedraggled, wrapped up against the elements and far from freshly washed – but often with an engaging line in patter, writes the British Daily Mail.
“Through their determination to work themselves out of poverty, Big Issue sellers have won the hearts of the more fortunate, who happily buy the magazine in the knowledge they are helping those in genuine difficulty,” continues the daily newspaper.
After Romania joined the European Union, a lot of Romanians have chosen to work aboard. According to the paper, the citizens of Romania can claim housing benefits even if they weren’t previously entitled to. Focusing of the case of Vasile Firuta, a Romanian citizen who sold magazines in Bristol city, the newspaper reports on the legal right the Romanian was given to claim housing benefits despite of the fact that the person has already received one. Daily Mail has launched an investigation to learn the whole range of ramifications of such a decision.
“We have established that almost one in three Big Issue sellers – 700 out of a nationwide force of 2,250 registered vendors according to the magazine – come from Romania,” adds the daily newspaper.
More details in Daily Mail.
Moldova.ORG, referring to Daily Mail Online
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