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No, ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners

For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because the figures used do not match the amount of the state pension or Universal Credit, and ‘illegal immigrants’ have no recourse to public funds (though some may receive other forms of financial support).

1 Sep 2024

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MPs cannot claim £50 in expenses for breakfast

In 2013 it emerged that Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, who was serving as work and pensions secretary at the time, had an expenses claim which included a breakfast costing £39 rejected, though the specific reasons do not appear to have been made public.

1 Sep 2024