Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 47426 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 1 May 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of non-UK nationals who are in receipt of (a) Universal Credit and (b) other welfare payments on 22 April 2025, broken down by nationality.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 1 May 2025
Non-UK / Irish citizens can only access benefits like Universal Credit if they have an immigration status that provides recourse to public funds. Those without immigration status or with a no recourse to public funds condition on their status are not enti...