Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 33654

Unemployment Benefits: Afghanistan

Tabled: 25 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Afghan nationals with Indefinite Leave to Remain are claiming unemployment benefits.

Answer

Andrew Western

The Department does not hold the requested information on how many and what proportion of Afghan nationals with Indefinite Leave to Remain are claiming unemployment benefits. The Department checks immigration status when assessing eligibility, but this in...

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