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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 71030

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure immigration status is recorded on digital systems when Universal Credit claims are processed.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

Universal Credit records the immigration status of a claimant.

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