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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

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

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
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk