Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 71030

Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 3 September 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure immigration status is recorded on digital systems when Universal Credit claims are processed.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

Universal Credit records the immigration status of a claimant.