Nearly 1.5 million migrants receive benefits, figures show

Nearly 1.5 million migrants on Universal Credit: 'Britain's the food bank of the world!'

Shocking new data has revealed nearly 1

Nearly 1.5 million migrants on benefits

Government figures reveal almost one in six Universal Credit claimants is not a British citizen

Nearly 1.5 million migrants claimed Universal Credit last year, figures show – NATIONAL NEWS

Almost 1.5 million migrants claimed Universal Credit last year, according to official figures that are set to pile fresh pressure on Labour over welfare and immigration. Government data revealed that 1,497,774 foreign nationals received the benefit at some point during the 12 months to December 2025, accounting for 15.6 per cent of all Universal Credit claimants. The figures mean almost one in six people receiving the benefit were not British ci…