Asked by: Keith Vaz (Labour - Leicester East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether non-UK citizens will be part of the test group that receive the new benefit as part of the roll-out of universal credit.
Answered by Lord Sharma
We are still in the planning stages for managed migration and we have yet to agree the characteristics of those claimants who we will include in the initial pilot for managed migration. We are currently working closely with stakeholders and claimants to design our migration processes. Our focus remains on delivering a process that works well for everyone.
Asked by: Keith Vaz (Labour - Leicester East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the ability of asylum seekers to claim benefits in the UK.
Answered by Lord Sharma
I refer the Hon. Member to my answer to Question the response to PQ203324 answered on 28 December 2018.
Asked by: Keith Vaz (Labour - Leicester East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice the Government gives to people in receipt of the state pension on how long they can spend abroad before their entitlement to the full state pension is reduced; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Guy Opperman
Entitlement to State Pension is not reduced when a pensioner goes abroad. UK State Pension is paid worldwide to those who satisfy the qualifying conditions. However annual increases are restricted to UK pension recipients who are ordinarily resident in Great Britain and in countries overseas where there is a legal requirement to up-rate for example EEA countries and countries and territories where there is a reciprocal agreement that allows for up-rating. Advice on living and claiming abroad is available at https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/living-and-working-overseas
Asked by: Keith Vaz (Labour - Leicester East)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of benefits paid to non-UK citizens living in the UK was in 2016 by benefit type.
Answered by Damian Hinds
DWP’s social security benefit system does not contain information on the nationality of the claimant.
However, we have published an ad-hoc report on DWP benefit expenditure on EEA national-led claims in 2013/14, by benefit type. This information was published in February 2016 and is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf
Additionally, in August 2016, HMRC published information on Tax Credits and Child Benefit expenditure for EEA nationals in 2013/14. This information is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf
For non-EEA nationals, the numbers in receipt of benefit is available here: