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Employment: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 71019

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the cost of employment (a) services and (b) training for foreign nationals in each of the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department considers migration trends when planning resources for delivering support including employment services and training to ensure that all claimants, regardless of their nationality or immigration status, can access this support if they are entitled to it. The Department does not collect information on or hold a record of the nationality or immigration status of claimants at the point of referral to specific employment services and training.

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