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Almost 2million foreign nationals now get benefits or the state pension in Britain

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Beckford, M. (2026, October 14). Almost 2million foreign nationals now get benefits or the state pension in Britain. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16210113/foreign-nationals-benefits-state-pension-Britain.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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The Centre for Social Justice reports that nearly two million foreign nationals receive benefits or the state pension in Britain, costing taxpayers £23 billion last year. This includes 1.3 million people receiving Universal Credit, 745,000 of whom are Europeans who remained after Brexit, and about 400,000 foreigners collecting the UK state pension. CSJ founder Sir Iain Duncan Smith argues that Britain's immigration and welfare systems should support mutual contribution and reciprocity rather than excessive reliance on benefits by foreign nationals.

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As of 2026, nearly 2 million foreign nationals in Britain receive benefits or the state pension, according to figures from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). This includes approximately 1.3 million people receiving Universal Credit, with 745,000 being Europeans who stayed after Brexit. Additionally, around 200,000 foreign nationals claim sickness benefits such as Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance, while about 400,000 receive the UK state pension. The total cost to taxpayers last year was £23 billion and is forecasted to rise to £27 billion by the end of the decade. Sir Iain Duncan Smith, CSJ founder and former Work and Pensions Secretary, stated that Britain's immigration and welfare systems were originally based on the expectation that new arrivals would support themselves and their families.

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Analysis has found 1.3million people who are not British citizens receive Universal Credit, including 745,000 Europeans who stayed after Brexit.

right Highlights the number of non-British citizens receiving benefits

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Leaning: leans strongly right for article 80779 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-10-15

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Who wrote this

Martin Beckford

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Britain British CSJ Universal Credit Work and Pensions Secretary

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Britain GPE · 4× CSJ ORG · 4× Iain Duncan Smith PERSON · 2× Work and Pensions Secretary ORG · 2× British NORP · 1× Brits NORP · 1× Europeans NORP · 1× Reform UK ORG · 1× Universal Credit ORG · 1× the Centre for Social Justice ORG · 1×

Narrative

CSJ founder and former Work and Pensions Secretary Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: 'Britain's immigration and welfare systems were founded on the expectation that those arriving here should be able to support themselves and their families'

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-15

🔮 In total, the support cost taxpayers £23billion last year and is forecast to reach £27bn by the end of the decade.

2026-10-15 · Daily Mail

Almost 2million foreign nationals now get benefits or the state pension in Britain · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

Almost two million foreign nationals now get benefits or the state pension in Britain, figures show. asserted

figures → get → Britain

Analysis has found 1.3million people who are not British citizens receive Universal Credit, including 745,000 Europeans who stayed after Brexit. asserted

who → find → Brexit

In addition, 200,000 foreign nationals are claiming sickness benefits including Personal Independence Payment and Disability Living Allowance. asserted

nationals → claim → Payment

The research by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) also found that about 400,000 foreigners are getting the UK state pension. asserted

foreigners → find → pension

In total, the support cost taxpayers £23billion last year and is forecast to reach £27bn by the end of the decade. asserted

support → cost → decade

The think-tank said the increase has accompanied the unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years, with migrants entitled to benefits once they have gained permanent settlement. asserted

they → say → settlement

It comes after the CSJ revealed that four in five new staff jobs created in Britain over the past decade went to migrants. asserted

jobs → come → migrants

those → say → themselves

But at a time when families and businesses are being clobbered with yet more taxes, many will be deeply concerned at the extent to which governments have let unconstrained immigration drive up the welfare bill. asserted

immigration → clobber → bill

'We must urgently now restore contribution and reciprocity to the welfare system while helping the millions of Brits on out-of-work benefits back towards a better future for themselves and their families. asserted

We → restore → themselves

We have done this before, we can do it again.' Reform UK's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick added: 'This is an outrageous waste of taxpayers' money. ' asserted

This → do → money

If I went to live in Japan or India, I wouldn't expect benefits - and nor should migrants coming to the UK. asserted

migrants → go → UK

How on earth can Andy Burnham justify this spending when he's planning on putting up taxes even higher at the budget? asserted

he → justify → budget

' Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has proposed making migrants wait twice as long before they are entitled to Indefinite Leave to Remain but is set to water down her plans in the face of a backlash from the Labour left and trade unions. asserted

they → propose → unions