The one hundred and seventy ninth weekly "No shit Sherlock" award

This week's award is presented to Iain Duncan Smith as reported in The Telegraph for this:

'Mr Duncan Smith said it is too easy for migrants from the European Economic Area to pass a habitual residency test to prove they live in the UK and enable them to claim benefits.

He said the Government has met with stiff opposition from Brussels as ministers attempt to make it harder for so-called benefits tourists to abuse the system in the UK. Ministers are currently exploring ways of limiting migrants’ access to social housing, healthcare and legal aid.

Responding to an urgent question from Labour MP Frank Field in the Commons, Mr Duncan Smith said: "I agree with you, there is somewhat of a crisis over this. I absolutely agree with you. For the last two years I have been fighting a rearguard action over what was left to me by the last government. '

A 'crisis' over immigrants claiming benefits - "No shit, Sherlock"