72.People are not entitled to means-tested benefits if they are claiming similar benefits in another country or working abroad. In some cases benefits cannot be paid to people living in other countries. Other countries have similar rules. Some people fraudulently claim benefit in more than one country at a time or use false, borrowed or stolen overseas identities to claim benefit fraudulently in the UK.
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