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769934

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many non-UK EU citizens are in receipt of each of his Department's benefit to which they are entitled.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	107582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The nationality and immigration status of claimants is not currently recorded on benefit payment systems. However the Department for Work and Pensions has published statistics on working age benefit recipients by nationality at point of National Insurance Number (NINo) registration. This is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2017</a></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> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/10/2017 12:38:31 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

733100

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from other EU countries were in receipt of (a) unemployment benefit and (b) in-work benefits in the most recent period for which figures are available; and what the cost to the public purse was of such payments in that period.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	1418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The nationality and immigration status of claimants is not currently recorded on benefit payment systems. However the Department for Work and Pensions has published some general statistics on working age benefit recipients claiming within 6 months of National Insurance Number (NINO) registration. The information requested can be found in the following report:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2016</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on expenditure on DWP and HMRC benefits received by EEA nationals can be found in the following reports:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 04/07/2017 12:00:48 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

705723

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the potential cost savings arising from the cessation of benefit payments to EU nationals after the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
	uin	65601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We're currently preparing for a smooth and orderly exit from the EU and by working together with our European neighbours we are confident we will be able to secure a deal that works in the mutual interests of both the UK and the rest of the European Union. We are considering various policy options and it would be wrong to set out further positions at this stage.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 02/03/2017 11:46:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

705724

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount of benefits paid to non-UK citizens living in the UK was in 2016 by benefit type.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	65597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>DWP’s social security benefit system does not contain information on the nationality of the claimant.</p><p> </p><p>However, we have published an ad-hoc report on DWP benefit expenditure on EEA national-led claims in 2013/14, by benefit type. This information was published in February 2016 and is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/502129/benefit-expenditure-eea-nationals-ad-hoc-stats.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in August 2016, HMRC published information on Tax Credits and Child Benefit expenditure for EEA nationals in 2013/14. This information is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548156/HMRC_-_Ad_Hoc_Stats_Release_-further_TC_statistics_on_EEA_Nationals_JULY_-_FINAL_23rd_August_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>For non-EEA nationals, the numbers in receipt of benefit is available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/nationality-at-point-of-nino-registration-of-dwp-working-age-benefit-recipients-data-to-feb-2015</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 06/03/2017 15:21:19 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

519335

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the taper arrangements will be for the proposed phasing in of EU migrants' entitlement to in-work benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	37077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member to the February European Council Conclusions. The restrictions on in-work benefits will apply to each newly arriving EU worker for a period of four years from the commencement of employment, with the limitation tapered “from an initial complete exclusion but gradually increasing access to such benefits to take account of the growing connection of the work with the labour market of the host Member State”. Precise details are a matter for the implementation of the proposal, and further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 26/05/2016 15:56:10 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

513103

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will (a) commission research to estimate the number of people from other EU member states who receive (i) in-work and (ii) out of work benefits in the UK; and if he will publish that information before 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	34063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>There are no current plans to conduct the analyses listed.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 34064 34065 34066 question first answered 21/04/2016 14:17:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

506783

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of EU migrants who will be eligible to receive benefits in each of the next five years and (b) cost of paying those benefits to the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	32730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/04/2016 13:16:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

487128

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people from other EU member states have received each type (a) of working aged and (b) in-work benefit in each of the last 10 years; and what the total cost to the public purse was of those people claiming each of those benefits in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	uin	32544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 11/04/2016 10:52:57 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan

459470

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to prepare for the administration of changes to migrant benefits proposed under the planned emergency brake on in-work benefits for EU citizens in employment in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
	tabling member printed	Owen Smith
	uin	30766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2016 answer text <p>These details are a matter for the implementation of the proposal, and further announcements will be made in due course. <br></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 18/03/2016 13:11:59 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel previous answer version 51595 answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4042 label Biography information for Owen Smith

457366

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 2 March (HL Deb, col 928), how many of those families of EU migrants in the UK that are supported by the benefits system, and which include at least one member who has arrived in the last four years, include (1) an adult member recorded for these purposes as of UK nationality, and (2) an adult member recorded for these purposes as a non-UK national who has not arrived in the last four years, where "recorded for these purposes" relates to nationality at the time the person was first issued with a National Insurance Number.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL6692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud question first answered 17/03/2016 13:07:55 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington