Question follow-through · 75517

Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals claiming Universal Credit have (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six (e) seven and (f) eight or more children in their household.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
15 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals claiming Universal Credit have (a) three, (b) four, (c) five, (d) six (e) seven and (f) eight or more children in their household.

  2. 15 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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