Written Question·Home Office·UIN 71041
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 22 September 2025
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure coordination between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions when monitoring foreign nationals' eligibility for Universal Credit.
Answer
Mike TappThe Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) applies strict compliance and benefit eligibility checks to all claimants regardless of their nationality. In addition to verifying a claimant’s identity, DWP always checks a person’s immigration status before pa...
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