Re: UK, polygamous hubbies claim $ for wives


"Dustbin" <dustbin_address@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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MCP wrote:
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.

Where's the ref for this?

Ha Ha! did you think i just made it up, Dustbin?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393028-details/Polygamous+husbands+can+claim+cash+for+their+harems/article.do

D.

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