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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 90705

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department publishes Universal Credit (UC) immigration status and nationality statistics as part of the Universal Credit statistics publication. These statistics can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/universal-credit-statistics-29-april-2013-to-9-october-2025.

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