United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 907466
Universal Credit: Foreign Nationals
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20 January 2026
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26 January 2026 · Answer
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26 January 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit.
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20 January 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the number of foreign nationals claiming Universal Credit.
Source: Commons
26 January 2026
Answer
Universal Credit is primarily reserved for people settled in the UK, and the Government has announced plans to increase the standard time most migrants have to wait before they can achieve settlement, from five to 10 years. This change will support the do...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-20/907466
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1874764
- uk · wq-1874764 · source updated 26 January 2026