Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 907466 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Bob Blackman
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 26 Jan 2026
Universal Credit is primarily reserved for people settled in the UK, and the Government has announced plans to increase the standard time most migrants have to wait before they can achieve settlement, from five to 10 years. This change will support the do...