David Craig, on August 16th, 2013Our leaders tell us that we shouldn’t be worried about a rise in immigration from Romania and Bulgaria. They also say they can’t estimate how many Romanians and Bulgarians will come here. Perhaps today’s little quiz will help give some idea of the likely tsunami of East Europeans about to swamp our country.
A: In this part, we look at why Romanians and Bulgarians might come to Britain
1. What is the minimum hourly wage in Romania? A: £2.79 B: £1.79 C: £0.79
2. What is the minimum hourly wage in Bulgaria? A: £2.73 B: £1.73 C: £0.73
3. What is the minimum hourly wage in Britain? A: £4.31 B: £5.31 C: £6.31
4. What is the GDP per capita in Romania? A: £6,682 B: £5,682 C: £4,682
5. What is the GDP per capita in Bulgaria? A: £5,929 B: £4,929 C: £3,929
6: What is the GDP per capita in Britain? A: £18,426 B: £20,426 C: £22,426
Answer to all 6 questions – C
Hopefully the above 6 questions will help readers decide why an awful lot of people might be tempted to move from Romania and Bulgaria to Britain.
B: This question looks at how many Romanians and Bulgarians might come to Britain
7. There are 920,000 Romanians and 170,000 Bulgarians in Spain. In Italy there are about 997,000 Romanians and over 70,000 Bulgarians. Moreover, the number of Romanians and Bulgarians already in Britain rose by 29,000 in the 3 months from April to June from 112,000 to 141,000.
So, how many Romanians and Bulgarians are likely to come to Britain where there are more jobs and much more generous benefits than either Italy or Spain?
A: 100,000 B: 500,000 C: 1,000,000 D: 1,500,000 E: More than 1,500,000
Answer: Who knows? Probably about 1,500,000
C: Finally we look at the benefits available in Benefits Britain
8: Which of these benefits will new arrivals from Romania and Bulgaria be entitled to as members of the EU?
- Attendance Allowance
- Child Benefit
- Council Tax Benefit
- Disability Living Allowance
- Guardian’s Allowance
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
- Carer’s allowance
- Reduced Earnings Allowance
- Severe Disablement Allowance
- Statutory Sick Pay
Answer: All of them!
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I’m in Spain at the moment and I was reading the local rag. An article claimed that after a while unemployment benefit just ended….no more. All the more reason for them flocking to the UK.