Migrant benefits crackdown abandoned as Shabana Mahmood drops plans to block welfare access

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Migrant benefits crackdown abandoned as Shabana Mahmood drops plans to block welfare access

Shabana Mahmood has dropped her original plans to bar migrants from claiming benefits after securing permanent residency. The Home Secretary's consultation on the matter floated the idea of making them wait until they have British citizenship to access welfare. However, in the final policy package published today, the Home Office confirmed that individuals granted permanent settlement will continue to have full acc…