UK / Immigrants pay more tax into the British economy than native Brits and claim less in benefits

The report by University College London’s Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration found immigrants arriving after 1999 were 45% less likely to claim state benefits or tax credits than UK natives and three per cent less likely to live in council housing.

The results can be partly explained by the fact immigrants tend to be men of working age, a demographic which tends to contribute more to the economy than it claims.

But researchers said that explanation only went so far.

“These differences are partly explainable by immigrants’ more favourable age-gender composition,” the authors said.

“However, even when compared to natives with the same age, gender composition, and education, recent immigrants are still 21% less likely than natives to receive benefits.”

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via Study: Immigrants are net contributors to the economy.