Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 49719

Unemployment Benefits: New Zealand

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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand, and the UK has no information about UK nationals resident in New Zealand receiving benefits administered by that country.