Question follow-through · 109169
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many a) UK nationals and b) non-UK nationals are in receipt of Universal Credit, who are currently abroad for a period of up to six months.
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
- 28 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 8 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
28 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many a) UK nationals and b) non-UK nationals are in receipt of Universal Credit, who are currently abroad for a period of up to six months.
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Feb 2026
Answer published
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. A customer who is claiming Universal Credit (UC) can go abroad for up to one calendar month. If the claimant exceeds the period abroad and the reason f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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