Muslims allowed to claim for more than one wife

easyg · 02-04-2008, 06:17 PM

What the hell is happening Muslim husbands with more than one wife to get extra benefits as ministers recognise polygamy | the Daily Mail
Its illegal to commit bigamy in this country, yet Muslims are now allowed to claim benefit for up to four wives!!!!!!!!!!!
Its like me being a cannabis grower, and at the same time claiming housing benefit for the house that I am renting to grow it.
It makes me bloody well boil with rage.
What does anyone think?

Night Terror · 02-04-2008, 06:34 PM

"which is permitted under Islamic law"

Since when is it British law though?

Pie'n'mash · 02-04-2008, 06:51 PM

That's about right. I seriously wonder whether this Govt are trying to cause a civil war?? British men and women are imprisoned for this. Muslim men are paid for this?

I'm fucking off to Australia.

skinny · 02-04-2008, 08:01 PM

I will have to read it again but a couple of paragraphs and quotes jumped out...

Quote:

Officials have also identified a potential loophole by which a man can divorce his wife under British law while continuing to live with her as his spouse under Islamic law, and obtain a spouse visa for a foreign woman who he can legally marry.

Close the loophole...I don't know how.

Quote:

A DWP spokesman said: 'There are fewer than 1,000 polygamous marriages in the UK and only a small percentage of these are claiming social security benefit.

That's ok then, he!

Yep, seems like a piss take to me.