Bizarre? things THEY'RE paying for

[Steve]

EU countries pay more in benefits for Brits over there than we pay for EU migrants here 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/19/-sp-thousands-britons-claim-benefits-eu

[beerhead]

Total BS. I  live in one of the countries on that list.They do not pay benefits to UK citizens

[Steve]

Total BS. I  live in one of the countries on that list.They do not pay benefits to UK citizens

Yes of course

Strange that this site says otherwise: http://rome.angloinfo.com/information/money/social-security/

[Uncle Mort]

Surely that graph shows the opposite to the headlines?

A quick tot-up gives more than twice the number of EU nationals claiming in the UK over the number of Brits claiming similar over there ~ or am I missing something?

[Barman]

Surely that graph shows the opposite to the headlines?

A quick tot-up gives more than twice the number of EU nationals claiming in the UK over the number of Brits claiming similar over there ~ or am I missing something?

That was my reaction from a quick glance at it....

[Steve]

Surely that graph shows the opposite to the headlines?

A quick tot-up gives more than twice the number of EU nationals claiming in the UK over the number of Brits claiming similar over there ~ or am I missing something?

That was my reaction from a quick glance at it....

And that's what the article says

But it also says:

. . frequently the benefits elsewhere in Europe are much more generous than in the UK. A Briton in France receives more than three times as much as a jobless French person in the UK.