DAVID CAMERON will today announce a new bid to crack down on EU migrants coming to Britain to gain access to benefits by imposing a ceiling of just six months' eligibility on most of them.
Under the plans beggars and rough-sleepers not seeking work will be deported.
The Prime Minister calls for a "new settlement", recognising that, while free movement of labour is a key principle of the European Union, it cannot be a completely unqualified one.
He believes this should also apply to welfare. He will say: "Free movement shouldn't be about exporting child benefit; I want to work with our European partners to address this.
Mr Cameron will say other EU members such as Germany, Austria and the Netherlands share the UK's concerns and that, as part of the UK Government's plan to reform the EU, it will be working with them to "return the concept of free movement to a more sensible basis".
The new rules will include restrictions on migrants claiming benefits. They will also have to meet a new minimum earnings threshold to get welfare.
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