Universal Credit: Migrants
Lords · Question HL9612 · Tabled 17 Jul 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government how many migrants are claiming Universal Credit in the UK at present, and how many did so for each of the past three years.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 29 Jul 2025
The Department recently published Universal Credit Immigration status and nationality summary statistics on GOV.UK and this shows that 96.0% of UC claimants are either citizens or have been living and contributing to the UK for a very long time.