Question follow-through · 39326
Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances benefits are paid to foreign nationals.
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 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 24 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances benefits are paid to foreign nationals.
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Mar 2025
Answer published
It is the expectation of the Government that, in general, migrants coming to the UK should be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without recourse to ‘public funds’ (such as Universal Credit). Access to benefits flows from an individual’s immigrat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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