United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82834
Social Security Benefits: English Language
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16 October 2025
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27 October 2025 · Answer
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27 October 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to introduce English language learning as a condition of benefit receipt for foreign nationals.
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Timeline
16 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to introduce English language learning as a condition of benefit receipt for foreign nationals.
Source: Commons
27 October 2025
Answer
The Department can require that claimants attend English language courses as a work preparation activity if this will make them more likely to find work, or to increase the hours they work. A sanction - which is a reduction in the amount of Universal Cred...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-16/82834
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1841985
- uk · wq-1841985 · source updated 27 October 2025