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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 10 September 2025UIN 71043

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of foreign nationals receiving Universal Credit arrived in the UK in the last five years.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department does not hold this information for all claimants over the last five years.

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