Claim: Restricting in-work benefits to EU migrants would make a huge difference to EU migration.
Fact-check: Would restricting in-work benefits to EU migrants reduce immigration? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is far from certain. there is no direct evidence that welfare is a prime pull factor for a significant number of eu migrants coming to the uk.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-12-10T00:00:00