More than 1 MILLION migrants are claiming Universal Credit in Britain
The number of foreign nationals on Universal Credit has surged from 883,470 in 2022 to 1.26million last month.
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The DWP stats - released for the first time - was this morning branded an 'unsustainable situation' by campaigners.
Most of the migrants getting taxpayer handouts are EU nationals, comprising 770,379 of the claims.
Non EU nationals with indefinite leave make up 211,090 of the claims, followed by 118,749 refugees, 54,156 on humanitarian visas, 75,267 on time-limited visas, and 33,240 'others'.
Some 737,799 of the migrants are unemployed, while 510,970 are in some kind of work, according to the figures.
The number of Brits on Universal Credit last month was 6.6million, including 4.3million who do not have jobs.
Today's stats will spark more anger among taxpayers bracing for more squeezes at the Autumn Budget.
Rob Bates from the Centre for Migration Control said: 'Over one million migrants are claiming benefits in Britain.
'An unsustainable situation which lays bare the very real consequences that mass migration has inflicted on the British public.
'Indefinite Leave to Remain must be scrapped if we are to have any hope of turning the tide.'
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