Written questions

Universal Credit: Migrants

Commons · Question 78585 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people with humanitarian leave to remain have (a) applied for and (b) received universal credit in each of the last 3 years.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 20 Oct 2025

The information requested for part (i) is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.The Department publishes Universal Credit (UC) immigration status and nationality statistics as part of the Universal Credit statistics pub...