Written questions

Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals

Commons · Question 93198 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK nationals are in receipt of (a) Universal Credit, (b) legacy working-age benefits and (c) child-related benefits by nationality.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Western, 27 Nov 2025

The Department publishes Universal Credit (UC) immigration status and nationality statistics as part of the Universal Credit statistics publication. These statistics can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-statistics-29-a...