Migrant households receive record £12bn in universal credit
About 65% of the £11.9 billion went to unemployed claimants, while the total rose from £9.5 billion in 2024, DWP data show.
- Households with at least one foreign national received £11.9 billion in Universal Credit during 2025, according to Department for Work and Pensions data obtained by the Centre for Migration Control.
- These households received 15.6% of all Universal Credit payments, while £7.7 billion, or 65%, went to claimants who were out of work.
- The Government said that only people legally in the UK can claim benefits and defended proposed settlement reforms.
- Eligible foreign nationals can claim Universal Credit if they have refugee status, EU settled status, or indefinite leave to remain, provided they can access public funds.
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Migrant Households Receiving Record Amount of UK Welfare Payments
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Migrant families take home record £12BILLION in universal credit claims in 'insult' to British taxpayers . Migrant families have been revealed to take home a record-breaking £12billion in universal credit claims
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