Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN HL2597
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Tabled: 22 July 2026
Answered: 31 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the numbers of non-British nationals claiming Universal Credit.
Answer
Figures are routinely published of the number of non ‘Common Travel Area’ (CTA) nationals in the Universal Credit statistics available on GOV.UK. From the most recently published Universal Credit statistics, there were 8.3 million people on Universal Cred...
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