1 in 10 benefit claimants are on EU settlement scheme
While the majority of Universal Credit (UC) claimants are British nationals, some 770,000 are in the UK on the EU settlement scheme.
Just 1.5% of UC claimants are refugees.
*: CTA – UK, Ireland, Right of Abode (those who live and work in the UK without immigration restrictions) | All data for Universal Credit figures in June 2025 only.
