Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71029
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of Universal Credit claims made by foreign nationals in each of the last five years.
Answer
Andrew WesternUniversal Credit awards are paid to households, which may include both British and foreign nationals who are eligible. Therefore, the information requested is not readily available at the required quality and to provide it would incur disproportionate cos...
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