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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants are not UK citizens.

answeredRichard TiceDepartment for Work and Pensions

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
18 Nov 2024
Target answer date
20 Nov 2024
Answer
25 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants are not UK citizens.

  2. 20 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 25 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    The Department checks immigration status when assessing eligibility for Universal Credit, but the requested statistics are not readily available. We are, however, exploring the feasibility of developing suitable statistics related to the immigration statu...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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