UK, polygamous hubbies claim $ for wives

Polygamous husbands settling in Britain with multiple wives can claim extra
benefits for their "harems" even though bigamy is a crime in the UK, it has
emerged. Opposition MPs are demanding an urgent change in the law, claiming
that the Government is recognising and rewarding a custom which has no legal
status and which is "alien" to this country's cultural traditions. Officials
said yesterday a review was now under way into whether the state should
continue to pay out income support, jobseeker's allowance and housing and
council tax benefits to 'extra' spouses.

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