Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 30396

Universal Credit: Refugees

Tabled: 10 February 2025

Answered: 18 February 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of Universal Credit benefits accessed by refugees was in 2024.

Answer

Andrew Western

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The Department is exploring the feasibility of developing suitable official statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish Universal Cr...

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