Non-partisan information on UK attitudes to the EU before and since the EU Referendum

For how long should migrants from other countries in the EU have worked and paid taxes in Britain before they can receive child benefit?

Fieldwork dates: 1 July 2015 - 1 November 2015
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: For how long should migrants from other countries in the EU have worked and paid taxes in Britain before they can receive child benefit?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster		 1 November 2015
Poll by British Social Attitudes (NatCen)
One month 9%
Three months 3%
Six months 10%
A year 22%
Two years 16%
Three years 7%
Four years 3%
Five years or more 20%
Should never be able to get child benefit 7%
Don't know 2%
Refusal 0%

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Thinking about migrants from other countries in the European Union, who are living, working and paying taxes in Britain. For how long should they have worked and paid taxes in Britain before they can receive child benefit – or should they never be able to get it?

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Migration and freedom of movement