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National Insurance and Taxation: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainTreasuryTabled Answered 19 May 2025UIN 51196

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of (a) income tax, (b) VAT and (c) National Insurance revenue was generated by non-UK nationals in the last 10 years; and what information her Department holds on the proportion of public spending on non-UK nationals in the last 10 years.

Answered by James Murray

HMRC previously published Income Tax, NICs, tax credits and Child Benefit statistics for non-UK nationals. This release was discontinued in 2023 following user consultation.

HMRC currently publish UK payrolled employments by nationality, region, industry, age and sex.

The nationality of the final consumer of goods and services does not appear on VAT returns.

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