Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 98183
Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative — Mid Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of (a) the number of foreign-born families who will claim universal credit or tax credits for more than 2 children and (b) the total cost of this.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsNo such estimate has been made. Universal Credit is primarily reserved for people settled in the UK, and overall, the proportion of claimants in this country who are foreign nationals has fallen since October 2024. But we want to go further which is why w...
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