Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6949

Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of what nationality claiming an out of work benefit are not UK citizens; and what the cost to the public purse is of such benefits.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department does not hold data on the current nationality of all those claiming benefits. DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. For non-UK / Irish citizens, an individual’s specific nationality does ...

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