Poles to UK- EU Migration

Question 1

Within 3 years of Poland joining the EU, how many had moved to the UK?

Answer 1

500,000

Question 2

Push Factor: What’s Poland’s unemployment rate?

Answer 2

19%

Question 3

Push Factor: What percentage of an average EU wage do the Poles earn?

Answer 3

33%

Question 4

Push Factor: How many houses are there per 1,000 people?

Answer 4

300 (housing shortage)

Question 5

Pull Factor: Why is the UK easy to get to?

Answer 5

Close, free movement of labour

Question 6

Pull Factor: What are UK wages compared to Polish ones?

Answer 6

Higher

Question 7

Pull Factor: What’s the exchange rate like for the Polish?

Answer 7

Good, they can send lots of money home

Question 8

Impacts, Poland: What did their population fall by within 4 years?

Answer 8

0.3%

Question 9

Impacts, Poland: Why was their economy’s growth slowed down?

Answer 9

Shortage of workers

Question 10

Impacts, Poland: How much is sent back to Poland each year?

Answer 10

£3 billion- boosting their economy

Question 11

Impacts, Poland: What type of demands do returning migrants make?

Answer 11

Improved healthcare, education

Question 12

Impacts, UK: What are the Poles a source of?

Answer 12

Cheap labour

Question 13

Impacts, UK: What type of shops did the Polish open?

Answer 13

Polish ones- to serve their community

Question 14

Impacts, UK: Why did UK rent go up?

Answer 14

Increased competition

Question 15

Impacts, UK: What did the UK population do?

Answer 15

Increase slightly

Question 16

Impacts, UK: Why is it bad that the UK population increased slightly?

Answer 16

Increased demand on services ie NHS