Uk Claims

09/02/2018

London to Amsterdam by direct train. That's a really boss news! 🚂 🇬🇧 🇳🇱

The new route from the channel tunnel rail service is due to start in April.

06/02/2018

NHS: “BENEFITS” AND “HEALTH TOURISTS”. WHO ARE THEY?

For all of the changes to the UK over the last century, the ideal of “fair play” still seems to be a pretty fundamental part of Britain’s national self-image. The concept that anyone – especially anyone foreign – might try to take advantage of efforts to play fair is a surefire way to generate lots of angry headlines.

So the very idea that the institutions Britain established to ensure the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable were protected financially and medically – the NHS and the welfare state – might be being systematically abused by “benefit tourists” or “health tourists”.

But who actually counts as a “benefit tourist”, or a “health tourist” and how much do they cost the UK?

The lack of an agreed definition of who counts as a “benefits tourist” makes it very hard to discuss the subject with any real clarity. One definition would be someone who travels with the primary objective of acquiring benefits, but there is no useful data on motivations of this sort.

Non-EU migrants do not have recourse to public funds until they have been resident in the UK for five years, so benefits alone are not realistic as the primary motivation for non-EU migrants to travel to the UK.

So the easiest way of identifying the scale of “benefits tourism” as an issue is to look at the use of benefits by EU migrants.

The UK’s membership of the European Union means citizens of EU countries who come to the UK have access to its welfare system on essentially equal terms with British citizens, which could arguably provide a motivation for some to travel to the UK.

The Daily Mail report broadened the definition of “health tourists” to include all foreign visitors and short-term migrants. Clearly this increases the costs to the NHS, but these migrants are not included as health tourists in the report, and have the legal right to use the service.

06/02/2018

Disgusting that YouTube is still showing disturbing videos on the children's section. What actions should YouTube take in preventing these issues happening in the future?

YouTube says it is “very sorry” after more disturbing videos were found on YouTube Kids.

05/02/2018

It's Children's Mental Health Awareness week, and our wonderful team of people at UK Claims are encouraging children, young people and adults to celebrate their uniqueness. It’s all about !

This Children’s Mental Health Week, we’re encouraging children, young people and adults to celebrate their uniqueness. It’s all about ! The Week will take place from the 6th – 12th February 2017.

05/02/2018

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, we'd thought to be on the ball by providing you'll with the best alternative date ideas that will make your partner happy.

Need some inspiration for interesting ways to celebrate this year? Read on for some

02/02/2018

The Grenfell Tower safety report on insulation 'contained errors'. This is absolutely unacceptable in this modern day and age after all the disturbing and shocking events that happened last summer.

Seventy-one people died in tower block blaze in west London last June.

01/02/2018

Since theres an NHS crisis going on. Have you ever wondered how Medial Negligence Claims are calculated? Click here to find more Infomation.

How Is Compensation Calculated for Medical Negligence Cases?

31/01/2018

Large technology company Samsung has revealed it is now making chips designed specifically to harvest crypto-currency coins.

The South Korean firm reveals it has begun making chips designed to be used to mine crypto-cash.

30/01/2018

Is Apple finished? Reports are emerging that technology retailer Apple is set to axe the iPhone X from production after low demand sales. Comment below your thoughts on this!

Apple is slashing planned production of the iPhone X for the three-month period ending March 31 in a sign of weaker-than-expected demand for the pricey handset.

30/01/2018

Finally, something good for local publishers. What's everyone's thoughts on Facebook pushing more local stories in your area?

Facebook's big changes in its flagship feature News Feed have been the most talked about topic since we entered 2018. Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerburg announced big changes in Facebook's news feed starting this month...

29/01/2018

ARE YOU AWARE?! The FCA has announced the PPI deadline for 29 August 2019 – but you might actually have to claim before then. Express your opinions in the comment section!

Call for written evidence

26/01/2018

Nutella 70%-off sale sparks 'riots' in French supermarkets with shoppers fighting 'like animals'.

Supermarkets