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	registered interest
	date	11/07/2018
	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 the Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that safeguards are in place for eligible EU citizens’ to access welfare (a) during the implementation period and (b) after the conclusion of that implementation period of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	uin	162957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>The draft Withdrawal Agreement published in March guarantees the rights of EU citizens and their family members living in the UK, and UK nationals living in the EU. As set out, EU citizens living in the UK by 31 December 2020, along with their family members, will be able to stay and continue their lives, with the same access to work, study, benefits and public services that they enjoy now.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/07/2018 16:00:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1016483

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2018
	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, with reference to paragraph 54 of the Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, how many non-UK EU nationals (a) currently living in the UK and (b) expected to be living in the UK over the next 15 years will qualify for social security support from the public purse; what benefits those people will be eligible for; and what estimate he has made of the cost of providing those benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	196900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics (ONS) provide data on the population of the UK by country of birth and nationality. In addition, overall population projections for the UK (though not split by nationality) are made. These can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/datasets/populationoftheunitedkingdombycountryofbirthandnationality" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/datasets/populationoftheunitedkingdombycountryofbirthandnationality</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2016basedstatisticalbulletin" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationprojections/bulletins/nationalpopulationprojections/2016basedstatisticalbulletin</a></p><p> </p><p>The ONS estimate that there around 3.7m EU nationals living in the UK as of 2017/18. However, they do not have figures on the number of EU nationals expected to be resident in the UK in 15 years’ time.</p><p> </p><p>In the Political Declaration we have agreed to consider addressing social security coordination in the light of future movement of persons.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/12/2018 10:49:18 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma previous answer version 89712 answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

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

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

1039006

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	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 discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that EU citizens in the process of seeking settled status in the UK will continue to be able to access social security benefits while awaiting the outcome of their application.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	207294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has reached an agreement with the EU guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens living in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already made public its plans for protecting the rights of EU citizens. This will be done through the EU settlement scheme, published on 21 June 2018 and available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718237/EU_Settlement_Scheme_SOI_June_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718237/EU_Settlement_Scheme_SOI_June_2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/01/2019 17:13:00 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1125287

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2019
	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 assessment she has made of the effect of the (a) Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, (b) Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and (c) Social Security (Income-related Benefits) (Updating and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the right of people with pre-settled status to access public funds.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	252029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that EU, EEA and Swiss nationals and their family members granted status through the EU Settlement Scheme will be able to continue their lives in the UK much as before, with the same entitlements as now to access benefits, social housing and homelessness assistance services. Those granted pre-settled status under the scheme will not have any change in their entitlement to access benefits and services.</p><p> </p><p>A consultation has not been carried out as these regulations do not reflect a change in the existing rules or government policy and therefore will not have any adverse effects. These regulations provide legal clarity to claimants, applicants, decision makers and local authorities, delivering continuity and ensuring that the existing rules are applied fairly.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 252030 question first answered 13/05/2019 16:21:24 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1019902

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	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 assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of widening the entitlement to UK welfare payments for EU citizens fleeing domestic violence in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	198882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to tackling violence against all people, including domestic abuse which shatters the lives of victims and families.</p><p> </p><p>EU citizens are permitted to claim income-related benefits if they are legally and habitually resident in the UK and satisfy the eligibility conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s consultation, ‘Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse’, which ended in May 2018, sought views on protection and support for victims of domestic abuse, including those with no recourse to public funds. The Home Office is currently analysing the consultation responses and will publish the Government’s response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 10/12/2018 13:47:41 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1043122

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2019 to Question 207294 on Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on how EU Nationals' access to social security will be maintained for those awaiting the outcome of their application to the EU settlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	209877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government has reached an agreement with the EU guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens living in the UK.</p><p>The Government has already made public its plans for protecting the rights of EU citizens. This will be done through the EU settlement scheme, published on 21 June 2018 and available at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718237/EU_Settlement_Scheme_SOI_June_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/718237/EU_Settlement</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/01/2019 17:44:59 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1077727

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	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 she will publish the guidance provided to her Department's decision makers on the management of benefit entitlements for EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
	tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
	uin	226205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>EU citizens and their family members with settled status or pre-settled status will have the same access as they currently do to healthcare, pensions and other benefits in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance for decision makers can be found in the Decision Makers’ Guide (DMG) and Advice for Decision Making Guide (ADM) available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/decision-makers-guide-staff-guide</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/advice-for-decision-making-staff-guide</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental guidance is supplemented with updates when legal and procedural changes are introduced.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/03/2019 17:36:03 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine