Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
Commons · Question 114270 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of universal credit payments for foreign nationals in the last 5 years.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 24 Feb 2026
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.