The Telegraph
Ministers are to bring to an end an “absurd” benefits regime which has seen husbands with multiple wives able to claim extra welfare payments.
By Patrick Hennessy, Political Editor
9:00PM GMT 21 Jan 2012
Critics claimed the controversial system meant the state is effectively “recognising” polygamous marriages, of which there are thought to be about a thousand in the UK.
The practice is largely confined to Muslim men, who are permitted under some interpretations of Islamic law to have up to four wives in a harem – as long as they spend equal amounts of time and money on each partner.
The system of paying extra benefits for multiple wives was reviewed under Labour in an exercise involving four separate Whitehall branches – The Treasury, the Department for Work & Pensions, HM Revenue & Customs and the Home Office.
The review concluded that recognising multiple marriages which had taken place overseas in the benefits system was the “best possible option” and official guidelines on income support were amended early in 2008.
The invaders will simply divorce their wives and the ex-wive’s will collect on their own, & probably get bullied to share with the ex. Once the wives are here, marry, give birth, divorce . . .can thee govt. deport them? A simple change or slight alteration to the spelling/order of their names can confuse the system. The ex-husbands will likely sort the wives into different local benefits collection/application areas. It’s unlikely the authorities will pursue alternate shenanigans.
“The review concluded that recognising multiple marriages which had taken place overseas in the benefits system was the “best possible option”
The best possible option that allwed them to spend taxpayers money on something no taxpayer would willingly spend it on? And yes, that includes taxpaying british citizens who are muslim.
The REAL best possible option is to send these parasitic broods to a country where polygamous marriages are accepted.
And what they are doing is not islamically legal so they can’t hide behind cultural sensitivities. They have to be able to support those wives. These guys aren’t supporting their wives. These men are taking the wellfare checks and doling dribs and drabs to their women while living off the “profits”. They aren’t supporting those women, they are living off of their illicitly gained income.
That’s pimping.
They are trying to enforce the laws, problem is there are several ways for the Moslems to continue drawing the multiple benefits, they need to start working harder.