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Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 24 February 2026UIN 114270

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data his Department holds on the total cost to the public purse of universal credit payments for foreign nationals in the last 5 years.

Answered by Andrew Western

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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