Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 56294
Social Security Benefits: Migrants
Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025
Question
Helen Whately
Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with no recourse to public funds applied for (a) Universal Credit and (b) other welfare payments in the last 12 months.
Answer
Andrew WesternTo access public funds benefits, individuals are required to be either a British or Irish citizen or hold an immigration status which does not prevent them from accessing public funds. The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) cannot pay public funds bene...
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