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Benefits for 16 years old student

Mantas · 2015-10-06 12:24:43

Hello everyone, I have this situation: in UK I live just with sister my parents in my country and I want ask can I get some benefits ? I'm studying at college ESOL.

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borkid Posts: 2,478 Forumite

8 October 2015 at 3:30PM

Housing_Benefit_Officer wrote: »

3,000 unaccompanied children arrive in the UK every year. By international law we are unable to deport them back to where they come so social services (i.e. the taxpayer) picks up the tab on caring for them.

Thanks I can understand unaccompanied/orphans but he does have his adult sister and I presume still intouch with his/her parents. It just seems so wrong to the taxpayer.

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