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Migrants: Means-tested Benefits

Asked by Helen WhatelyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 February 2026UIN 108265

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals granted Indefinite Leave to Remain since January 2025 had previously claimed means-tested benefits during their qualifying period of residency.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.

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