Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 71027 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the proportion of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit who are exempt from the habitual residence test.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 15 Sep 2025
This information is not readily available and to identify, collate and provide it would incur disproportionate cost. British and foreign nationals who are fleeing persecution and humanitarian crises overseas are exempt from the normal requirement to be ha...