Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 97966

Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 15 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of stopping out of work benefits for foreign nationals in the UK.

Answer

Andrew Western

On 20 November the Home Secretary launched a consultation on proposals for a fairer pathway to settlement, the point at which foreign nationals generally gain access to public funds. These plans include doubling the standard qualifying period for settleme...

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