Only after they have worked legally for at least a12 month period, without a break of more than 30 days, can they claim socialsecurity benefits such as Jobseeker's Allowance.
At 4.30pm the Work and Pensions Committee quizzes the final witnesses in its inquiry on Universal Credit, the new socialsecurity benefit which replaces Jobseeker's Allowance, Income Support, Child Tax Credits, Housing Benefit and other working-age benefits with one single payment.
Now, in terms of the COLA, the formula -- COLA stands for Cost of Living Allowance, so it's put in place to make sure that SocialSecurity is keeping up with inflation.