Written question asked by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Monday, 26 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Migrants: Means-tested Benefits
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many individuals granted Indefinite Leave to Remain since January 2025 had previously claimed means-tested benefits during their qualifying period of residency.
- Answer
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The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual trawl of case records to retrieve.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 108265
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Immigration Migrants Means-tested benefits
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2026-02-17 10:09:24 +0000
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