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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to

The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, addresses MPs in the Commons as she announces a shake-up of immigration rules last month.
The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, addresses MPs in the Commons as she announces a shake-up of immigration rules last month. Photograph: House of Commons/PA

A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.

The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits.

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