
Number of foreigners claiming benefits hit a fresh high
The number of foreigners claiming benefits hit a fresh high, days after Reform promised to ban claims by overseas nationals.
Almost 1.3 million migrants were claiming Universal Credit (UC) in May 2026, according to figures published by the Department for Work and Pensions, roughly 20,000 higher than a year ago.
Citizens from the EU accounted for the biggest proportion of the total, with about half of the foreigners claiming Britain’s main unemployment benefit coming from the Continent.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/08/19/record-number-of-foreigners-claiming-benefits/
Another failure to implement Brexit.