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Conservative Plan Targets £23B Welfare Abuse by Foreign Nationals

10/13/2025

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Whately Targets Welfare Exploitation

Helen Whately, the Conservative shadow secretary for work and pensions, said the welfare system lets foreign nationals exploit benefits meant for British citizens.
She cited a Conservative plan to save £23 billion by restricting Universal Credit to British citizens.
Recent data show Pakistani nationals’ households claimed £700 million, Afghan households' claims doubled to £300 million, and Centre for Policy Studies projected that 800,000 foreign nationals could gain indefinite leave to remain by 2030.

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Farage Proposes Visa Reform

A report indicates that British taxpayers funded over £10 billion in welfare subsidies to migrants in 2024, representing 16.5% of the Universal Credit budget.
This amount increased from £6.3 billion in 2022 and £7.9 billion in 2023, excluding migrants with citizenship and costs for education, healthcare, or housing for asylum seekers.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage suggested replacing indefinite leave to remain with a five-year work visa to reduce financial impacts, while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer acknowledged mass migration failures but criticized Farage's proposals.

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Whately Targets Welfare Exploitation

Helen Whately, the Conservative shadow secretary for work and pensions, said the welfare system lets foreign nationals exploit benefits meant for British citizens.
She cited a Conservative plan to save £23 billion by restricting Universal Credit to British citizens.
Recent data show Pakistani nationals’ households claimed £700 million, Afghan households' claims doubled to £300 million, and Centre for Policy Studies projected that 800,000 foreign nationals could gain indefinite leave to remain by 2030.

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