Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 71032 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish the number of foreign nationals in receipt of each benefit across working age welfare spending.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 11 Sep 2025
There are no plans to start consistently collecting nationality data across all working age benefits. This is because DWP policy responsibility lies in establishing a customer’s eligibility to claim benefits. An individual’s specific nationality does not ...