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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 71029

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of Universal Credit claims made by foreign nationals in each of the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Western

Universal Credit awards are paid to households, which may include both British and foreign nationals who are eligible. Therefore, the information requested is not readily available at the required quality and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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