Longer welfare wait times for migrants would affect 66,000 families

A plan to make migrants wait four years before accessing welfare benefits would affect 66,000 families.

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Tens of thousands of families would be hit by a proposal to make migrants wait four years before accessing a range of welfare benefits.

 

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حمّل تطبيق أس بي أس الجديد على الأندرويد والآيفون للإستماع لبرامجكم المفضلة باللغة العربية.

 

 


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