You will not believe this

[vehelpfulguy]

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.

The outcome will chiefly benefit Muslim men

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jse ssionid=32JZBTAEVIRXRQFIQMFCFGGAVCBQYIV0?xml=/ news/2008/02/03/nbenefit103.xml

I'm speechless

[jno]

if they're in different houses - a lot of floors to scrub, a lot of loo seats to put down, China

[China Doll]

Good grief m'dear I see my multiple husbands as more of making life easier thing rather than a way of gaining extra housework... I'm afraid they'll have to take care of floors and toilet seats themselves.

[jno]

tut, I completely misunderstood...

[China Doll]

It's all about me jno... I just like variety :c)

[naomi24]

I will believe it, vehelpfulguy. Nothing surprises me where this ridiculous government is concerned. So much for the much-heralded "we're going to get people off benefits and back to work" initiative. It's no surprise they've kept it quiet - this is precisely the sort of thing that causes resentment and they are clearly aware of that. What a shower!

[Ethel]

Did anyone bother to read the article to the end - or just headline hunters?


"A DWP spokesman said: 'There are fewer than 1,000 polygamous marriages in the UK and only a small percentage of these are claiming social security benefit.

"We recently reviewed the rules regarding benefit payments to customers in a polygamous marriage, which conclude that the rules in place since 1987 provide the necessary safeguards to ensure there is no financial advantage for claimants in a valid polygamous marriage."

[naomi24]

Don't know about anyone else, but I read it to the end - and I think it's outrageous.

[Gromit]

I am outraged!

Four government departments have reviewed something for a year, and their conclusion is to leave it as it is.

The decision will affect a small percentage of the estimated 1000 bigamous marriages. The decision to change nothing will cost millions of pounds.

Why these muslims cannot adapt our superior system where the single mother has half a dozen children with different partners, I do not know.

[Supernick]

"A DWP spokesman claimed that the number of people in polygamous marriages entering Britain had fallen since the 1988 Immigration Act, which "generally prevents a man from bringing a second or subsequent wife with him to this country if another woman is already living as his wife in the UK".

So there shouldn't be situations in which people marry again abroad in order to bring further people into the country. Although I'd be interested to know the ins and outs of the 'generally' statement.

[sp1814]

Wow...there are men who opt to have multiple wives, without first considering that they will also get multiple mother-in-laws!

Hey look at me...I'm Les Dawson!!!

[Haggisdj]

You beat me to it sp1814...

[Ric.ror]

I have always said I would have a little more respect for Islam if they a) allowed women to have more than one husband and b) insisited that the men walk around with their faces covered up too

[tufty7]

stuff like this makes me spit feathers ..........Get out of yer pj's, brush yer teeth and get a job........ The state is there to support valid claims of hardship whilst you find your feet , not scroungers, whether there white orange black or blue....

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles /news/news.html?in_article_id=512043&in_page_i d=1770

The Daily Mail's slant on it.

What will be the next things Muslims will be allowed to practice in the UK?

Their culture or not, they are now in this country, and should integrate into their adopted culture.

If they are not happy to do this then they are free to go and live in a country that pratices their ways.