| Heading: |
Social Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals |
| Question ID: |
1785987 |
| UIN: |
39326 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5150 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Samantha Niblett
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Samantha Niblett
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what circumstances benefits are paid to foreign nationals. |
| Is named day: |
true |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-24 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4979 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Andrew Western
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| Answering Member handle: |
andrewhwestern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@andrewhwestern
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| Answer text: |
It is the expectation of the Government that, in general, migrants coming to the UK should be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without recourse to ‘public funds’ (such as Universal Credit). Access to benefits flows from an individual’s immigrat... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |