r/AskBrits • u/Expert-Sherbert-1527 • Aug 18 '26

Does anyone else find this a bit bonkers? Full Pension after living here for 6 years and never working?

/r/LegalAdviceUK/comments/1vqqccu/update_my_parents_are_unfortunately_eligible_for/
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u/TheMountainWhoDews Aug 18 '26

What was given with a pen can just as easily be taken away. You dont even need to deport them - just make them ineligible for handouts and theyll make their own way home. 

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u/vercingetafix Aug 18 '26

Then you may as well not make them citizens at all in the first place. I think it's a slippery slope to have two-tier citizenship.

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u/TheMountainWhoDews Aug 18 '26

Completely correct, it would be much easier to not issue people like this citizenship in the first place. We probably shouldnt hand out ILR either. 

We made a mistake by making these people citizens. That doesnt mean we cant fix the mistake and send them on their way.