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by gsich 2480 days ago
You are not required to have such a thing in at least some states in Europe. Example in [0] (in german). UK also does not require you to have a passport or other id.

Getting such a thing requires a bank account or at least cash. How do you get cash if you don't have an ID? You can't get a bank account, so you can't collect unemployment benefits.

[0] https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/JudikaturEntscheidung.wxe?Abfrage=...