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The time during which EU migrants can claim a range of UK benefits if they do not have realistic job prospects is to be halved to three months.The time during which EU migrants can claim a range of UK benefits if they do not have realistic job prospects is to be halved to three months.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, David Cameron said controlling immigration was vital to the government's plans.Writing in the Daily Telegraph, David Cameron said controlling immigration was vital to the government's plans.
The prime minister said the immigration system should "put Britain first".The prime minister said the immigration system should "put Britain first".
Labour has said ministers exaggerated how many Bulgarians and Romanians would come to the UK, while failing to do enough to curb illegal immigration.Labour has said ministers exaggerated how many Bulgarians and Romanians would come to the UK, while failing to do enough to curb illegal immigration.
Mr Cameron will set out his plans on a visit to see immigration officers at work later on Tuesday.Mr Cameron will set out his plans on a visit to see immigration officers at work later on Tuesday.
In his Telegraph article he said the last Labour government presided over a "no-questions-asked" welfare system that "drew migrants to the country for the wrong reasons".In his Telegraph article he said the last Labour government presided over a "no-questions-asked" welfare system that "drew migrants to the country for the wrong reasons".
'Something for nothing''Something for nothing'
He cited a series of other measures which have recently come into force to tackle abuses - such as new powers revoking the driving licences of those not entitled to be in the country - as evidence that the government was building "an immigration system that puts Britain first".He cited a series of other measures which have recently come into force to tackle abuses - such as new powers revoking the driving licences of those not entitled to be in the country - as evidence that the government was building "an immigration system that puts Britain first".
"We are making sure that people come for the right reasons - which has meant addressing the magnetic pull of Britain's benefits system," he said."We are making sure that people come for the right reasons - which has meant addressing the magnetic pull of Britain's benefits system," he said.
"We change the rules so that no-one can come to this country and expect to get out-of-work benefits immediately - they must wait at least three months."We change the rules so that no-one can come to this country and expect to get out-of-work benefits immediately - they must wait at least three months.
"And we are announcing today that we are cutting the time people can claim these benefits for. It used to be that European jobseekers could claim JSA or child benefit for a maximum of six months before their benefits would be cut off, unless they had very clear job prospects."And we are announcing today that we are cutting the time people can claim these benefits for. It used to be that European jobseekers could claim JSA or child benefit for a maximum of six months before their benefits would be cut off, unless they had very clear job prospects.
"We will be reducing that cut-off point to three months, saying very clearly you cannot expect to come to Britain and get something for nothing.""We will be reducing that cut-off point to three months, saying very clearly you cannot expect to come to Britain and get something for nothing."
Steadily tighteningSteadily tightening
The government has been steadily tightening the criteria for which EU migrants are eligible to claim benefits after coming under political pressure.The government has been steadily tightening the criteria for which EU migrants are eligible to claim benefits after coming under political pressure.
In January, it announced that EU migrants would not be able to claim out-of-work benefits until three months after arriving in the UK and would only be eligible for jobseeker's allowance for six months unless they have genuine prospects of finding work.In January, it announced that EU migrants would not be able to claim out-of-work benefits until three months after arriving in the UK and would only be eligible for jobseeker's allowance for six months unless they have genuine prospects of finding work.
Mr Cameron will announce that this time limit - which also applies to child tax credit and child benefit - will be halved to three months from November.Mr Cameron will announce that this time limit - which also applies to child tax credit and child benefit - will be halved to three months from November.
He has said his party's target of reducing net migration to below 100,000 by the time of the next election, from its current level of more than 200,000, is still achievable.He has said his party's target of reducing net migration to below 100,000 by the time of the next election, from its current level of more than 200,000, is still achievable.
The latest analysis by the Migration Advisory Committee, which advises ministers, suggested the impact of low-skilled immigration on GDP, productivity and prices since 1997 has been "very modest" and there had been virtually no effect on the overall employment rate of UK-born workers.The latest analysis by the Migration Advisory Committee, which advises ministers, suggested the impact of low-skilled immigration on GDP, productivity and prices since 1997 has been "very modest" and there had been virtually no effect on the overall employment rate of UK-born workers.
But it concluded that low-skilled migration had had a "small" negative impact on the wages of low-paid British workers while there had been knock-on effects on the availability of housing and school places in areas of the country with disproportionately high level of incomers.But it concluded that low-skilled migration had had a "small" negative impact on the wages of low-paid British workers while there had been knock-on effects on the availability of housing and school places in areas of the country with disproportionately high level of incomers.
What is your reaction to this policy? Are you an EU migrant? If so, what do you think about this change? You can send us your views and experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject line "migrant benefits".