Reform UK's £50bn Welfare Ban Targets EU Citizens as Channel Crossings Surge

Reform UK plans to ban foreign nationals from most welfare benefits — including EU citizens with settled status — in a policy that could reshape Britain's relationship with Europe. The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal, potentially stripping British expats living in the EU of reciprocal rights.

• What's proposed: A complete exclusion of foreign nationals from housing benefit, pension credit, child benefit, and disability payments.
• How it affects...