Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 108722

Social Security Benefits: Undocumented Migrants

Tabled: 27 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Whately

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals who entered in the United Kingdom without leave since July 2024 are in receipt of payments from his Department; and what is the (a) total and (b) per person sum of those paymen

Answer

Andrew Western

Those in the UK without lawful status are persons subject to immigration control and have no recourse to public funds. This means that those in the UK without a valid immigration status are not able to access public funds benefits including Universal Cred...

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