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Universal Credit: Refugees

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 February 2025UIN 30396

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost of Universal Credit benefits accessed by refugees was in 2024.

Answered by Andrew Western

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost. The Department is exploring the feasibility of developing suitable official statistics related to the immigration status of non-UK / Irish Universal Credit customers.

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