If the British eclectorate buy into this , then they deserve all they get!
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Husbands with multiple wives have been given the go-ahead to claim extra welfare benefits following a year-long Government review, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.
Even though bigamy is a crime in Britain, the decision by ministers means that polygamous marriages can now be recognised formally by the state, so long as the weddings took place in countries where the arrangement is legal.
The outcome will chiefly benefit Muslim men with more than one wife, as is permitted under Islamic law. Ministers estimate that up to a thousand polygamous partnershipsexist in Britain, although they admit there is no exact record.
The decision has been condemned by the Tories, who accused the Government of offering preferential treatment to a particular group, and of setting a precedent that would lead to demands for further changes in British law.
New guidelines on income support from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state: "Where there is a valid polygamous marriage the claimant and one spouse will be paid the couple rate ... The amount payable for each additional spouse is presently £33.65."
Income support for all of the wives may be paid directly into the husband's bank account, if the family so choose. Under the deal agreed by ministers, a husband with multiple wives may also be eligible for additional housing benefit and council tax benefit to reflect the larger property needed for his family.
The ruling could cost taxpayers millions of pounds. Ministers launched a review of the benefit rules for polygamous marriages in November 2006, after it emerged that some families had benefited financially. Multiple wives will mean multiple benefits >>> By Jonathan Wynne-Jones
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH:
Have Your Say: Should Multiple Wives Get Recognition from the State?
MY COMMENT TO THE TELEGRAPH:
Only this week, it was reported that people on invalidity benefits were costing the government billions, and an (ex-)investment banker had been called in to advise on how significant savings could be made.MAIL ON SUNDAY:
Now the government announces this twaddle! And how much is this going to cost the taxpayer?
It appears that Gordon Brown hasn't learnt one basic lesson about government: Governments don't have ANY money; they have only the taxpayers'.
This is a Christian country - only just, perhaps, but still, nevertheless. Polygamy is outlawed; and so it should be. It is an unseemly practice.
Encouraging polygamy in this way is accelerating the Islamization of our country. Moreover, why should one group of people be entitled to more state benefits than another one? Is this what they call British fairplay? - ©Mark
Husbands with multiple wives to get extra benefits after Government go-ahead
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