UK Government concerns about so-called "benefit tourism" – that an influx of migrant workers from Bulgaria and Romania could add to the pressure on Britain's welfare system and public services – do not appear to be shared by the Scottish Government.
Downing Street said a Cabinet sub-committee is considering a range of options to limit access to benefits, health care and housing. It indicated one of these was linking a person's entitlement to benefit to their connection to an area through, for example, birth or education.
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