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2024-04-15 22:17:37 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0FA8B29968D35330996D2EADE515153ADFE602C8B1BC6EBB91F832E0712BC64A
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Post is misleading and inaccurate. £500 billion annual cost of benefits for immigrants is wrong. In 2023/24 the total spend on benefits, including pensions for both UK nationals and immigrants is £266bn. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-63129705 The specific claim is addressed here: https://fullfact.org/online/immigration-welfare-system-cost/#:~:text=For%20the%20purposes%20of%20that,year%20is%20spent%20on%20them.
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