The European Commission yesterday officially presented its report on the impact of migration on social security in the European Union. It refutes the claims of some European politicians that migrants take advantage of the social systems of the countries in which they reside.
The report states that in most EU countries, migrants from other Member States use social benefits is not more intense than the citizens of the host country. This shows just published by the European Commission study. In most countries covered by it is less likely that migrants receive disability benefits or unemployment.
Among the interesting facts is that the proportion of migrants from the European Union in Britain among non-working is much lower - 30%, compared with the local unemployed population - 43%. The proportion of economically inactive EU migrant in the UK remained unchanged in 2012 compared to 2011 - namely 1.2%.
Workers from other Member States, not only in Britain but in the EU as a whole pay more taxes and social security than they receive in the form of benefits and services, because the trend is that they are younger and more active economic than the labor force of the host country.
Source: http://www.bg-daily-news.eu
(15.10.2013)