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<p>The nationality and immigration status of claimants is not currently recorded on
benefit payment systems.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Department has published statistics
relating to access to income-related benefits for EEA and non-EEA migrants in the
ad hoc publication “Analysis of migrants’ access to income-related benefits”, published
last year and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/analysis-of-migrants-access-to-income-related-benefits"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/analysis-of-migrants-access-to-income-related-benefits</a></p><p>
</p><p>The Department has also published statistics on working age benefit recipients
by nationality at point of National Insurance Number (NINO) registration. This information
is included in the “Statistical Bulletin on Nationality at point of National Insurance
Number registration of DWP working age benefit recipients: data to November 2017”,
available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-national-insurance-number-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-november-2017</a></p>
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