'Honeypot Britain': The Lived Experience of Working as an EU Migrant in the UK

部分公众认为，移民工人来英国是为了申请福利，如果他们有工作，那工作的工资也很低，这意味着他们有权享受税收抵免和儿童福利，然后他们把这些福利寄回欧洲其他地方的家人。小报将这种现象描述为“蜜罐英国”。英国首相戴维•卡梅伦（David Cameron）强调，这是欧盟条约中关于自由流动规则的一个特殊问题，他希望在2016/7年英国脱欧公投之前，将其作为与欧盟谈判的一部分进行修改。这项研究的目的是研究：-法律（根据欧盟和英国法律，移民有权享有什么）；-实践（有多少移民申请福利，他们得到了什么福利，如果他们申请福利被拒绝会发生什么）-经验（欧盟移民来到英国是什么感觉，他们面临什么障碍，他们如何找工作，他们是否试图立即申请福利，他们得到了什么帮助和支持？）

There is a perception among parts of the public that migrant workers come to the UK in order to claim benefits and, if they do work, that work is low paid meaning that they are entitled to tax credits and child benefits which they then send back to thier families elsewhere in Europe. The tabloid press has described this phenomenon as 'honeypot Britain'. David Cameron, the Prime Minister, has highlighted this as a particular problem with the operation of the EU Treaty rules on free movement which he would like to see changed as part of his negotations with the EU prior to the UK's in/out referendum in 2016/7. The aim of this research is to look at:- the law (what are migrants entitled to under EU and UK law);- the practice (how many migrants claim benefits, what benefits do they get, and what happens if they are turned down for benefits)- the experience (what is it like being an EU migrant coming to the UK, what are the obstacles they face, what do they do to look for work, do they try to claim benefits straightaway, what help and support do they receive?)