A migrant qualifies for Universal Credit every 43 seconds

The number of foreign national Habitual Residence Test passes has increased by 78% since 2022/23 - with over 740,000 in the last year alone.

We already know that nearly 1.3 million nationals are claiming Universal Credit, and at least 1.9 million are claiming some form of welfare support from the British state.

This has cost us over £28bn since March 2022, and over £10bn in 2024 alone.

Now the Ce…