Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 71041 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure coordination between her Department and the Department for Work and Pensions when monitoring foreign nationals' eligibility for Universal Credit.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 22 Sep 2025
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) applies strict compliance and benefit eligibility checks to all claimants regardless of their nationality. In addition to verifying a claimant’s identity, DWP always checks a person’s immigration status before pa...