The Conservative government of Prime Minister David Cameron is taking several steps in order to limit access to welfare benefits. As of 01 of April 2013, a new legislation took effect reducing several benefits for all those who live in the United Kingdom. However, in a speech delivered in 25 March 2013, the PM unveiled a plan to curb benefit claims which will specifically affect non UK citizens. One of the greatest changes introduced by the new legislation is the so called“ bedroom tax”, which aims to encourage a more efficient use of social housing. Working age housing benefit claimants who have one spare room in social housing will lose 14 % of their housing benefit and those with two or more spare bedrooms will lose 25 %. Council tax benefits will also experience a reduction of 10 % on its funding. In addition, the fund will be administered by local councils, instead of the department of work and pensions. Although the recent changes affect all those who live in the UK, David Cameron plans to introduce specific limits to non UK citizens. Some of the proposed measures will affect directly European Union nationals. He has argued that“ While I have always believed in the benefits of immigration I have also always believed that immigration has to be properly controlled.” He also stressed that Britain must stop with the so called“ soft touch” on benefit claims, and that making entitlement to the country’ s public services must not be earned automatically.