Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108262
Pension Credit: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals have received Pension Credit for the following financial years a) 2024/25 b) 2025/2026, and what was the total value of Pension Credit paid to those non-UK nationals in each of
Answer
Torsten BellThe requested statistics are not held by the Department. Entitlement to Pension Credit depends on a person’s residence or immigration status, including the requirement to have the right to reside and to be able to be treated as factually habitually reside...
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