Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49717

Unemployment Benefits: Montenegro

Tabled: 1 May 2025

Answered: 12 May 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK nationals resident in Montenegro have claimed unemployment benefits in each year since 2020.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The UK does not pay a UK Unemployment Benefit to people resident in the Balkan region, and the UK has no information about UK nationals resident in those countries receiving benefits administered by those countries.