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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(18 November 2024)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Universal Credit claimants are not UK citizens.

Asked by:
Richard Tice (Reform UK)

Answer

The Department checks immigration status when assessing eligibility for Universal Credit, but the requested statistics are not readily available. We are, however, exploring the feasibility of developing suitable statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish customers Universal Credit claimants.


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