More than 1.26 million migrants are now receiving Universal Credit in the UK, according to newly released data from the Department for Work and Pensions, up from 883,470 in 2022.
The figures, published following a government commitment to transparency, show most claimants are not in employment and represent a 50% rise over three years.
The sharp increase has triggered criticism from media commentators, with GB News host Bev Turner calling the figures “deeply embarrassing” for both the current and former governments.
“…there’s been a 50 per cent in three years? 50 per cent increase in the number of migrants claiming Universal Credit? That is just astonishing”, she said.
The data has also reignited public debate over welfare eligibility and immigration policy, despite only certain migrants—such as those with refugee or settled status—being legally entitled to claim.
Universal Credit is the UK government’s main welfare benefit for people of working age. It is designed to support individuals or families with low income or no income, replacing six older “legacy” benefits, including Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, and Housing Benefit.
It begins. Universal Basic Income (UBI) is what it is. These will be the “judas goats” used to introduce CBDC.
Insanity, and planned.
Towns in the UK are being turned into ghost towns because online shopping. Throw in the dumbest of dumb ideas, 15min cities.
Extremely scary. The world has gone mad. Wil end badly
My grandmother said that in 1974.
Well, your granny might have been right as it was the beginning of ” de-localisations.
The beginning of another form of slavery. But the ” slaves” that were low wage countries, now have money we desperately need. Instead, we stoped producing any manufactured goods. Finance took over and with complicity of politicians destroyed completely western economy.
We see now the result of greed and lazyness
1.2m military aged men. Are they on standby to push back at any grassroots uprising against the government? ready to do what the police and the military cant/wont/don’t really want to do? put down an uprising with extreme preduduse with deadly force?
Not to worry, we can fit them into a nice uniform, Ukraine style if need be, when the civil war kicks off.