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A guide outlining exactly how to negotiate Britain's benefits system reportedly gives intricate details of how unemployed migrants can get their hands on thousands of pounds worth of state handouts.

The controversial 20-page full colour cartoon guide, circulated by UK based newspaper Polish Express, shows how taxpayer's funds can be accessed with ease.

But the decision to publish the instruction booklet - directly targeting the unemployed - has been slammed by critics who claim Britain is set for a new wave of economic migrants ahead of any EU exit.

The newspaper which has a 75,000 weekly circulation features cartoons including a hand holding a plate piled high with cash.

According to The Sun, it also shows a grinning man next to a tree growing pound signs.

The news comes as Prime Minister David Cameron says plans to curb in-work benefits will help cut migrant numbers - should the country vote to stay in the EU.

There are currently thought to be around 600,000 Poles living in the UK and over 111,000 Polish National Insurance requests were registered in 2015.

But the guide has angered Tory MP Peter Bone who says the UK has lost control of its borders.

He said: “What this shows is that Polish people are being encouraged to come to the UK because of our very generous welfare system.

“The only way we’re going to regain control of our borders is by coming out of the EU.”

Editor in chief Ilona Korzeniowska has defended the guide insisting it's only for the unemployed.

She said: “It’s not a guide to say, ‘go and take your benefits’.

“We have guides for people working. This is the only one for unemployed people. “Polish people are really good, working people so they are not looking to take benefits.”

Around £116million was paid out in child benefits to Polish workers in the past five years.