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Migrants: Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 81539

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the (a) number and (b) proportion of dependent visa holders who are paying (i) Income Tax and (ii) National Insurance.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold data on the immigration status of taxpayers.

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