Question follow-through · 86581

Social Security Benefits and Taxation: Northern Ireland

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of (a) tax and (b) benefit contributions of individuals by (i) nationality and (ii) country of birth in Northern Ireland since 2020.

answeredJim AllisterTreasury

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
5 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made a comparative assessment of (a) tax and (b) benefit contributions of individuals by (i) nationality and (ii) country of birth in Northern Ireland since 2020.

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    HM Treasury does not conduct assessments of tax and benefit contributions of individuals by nationality or country of birth.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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