Stop benefits and free healthcare for immigrants who have not worked in the UK
I urge the Government to prevent all immigrants who have not worked and paid UK tax & national insurance in the UK for a minimum of 5 years, from accessing benefits and free healthcare.
Signatures
12,936
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 12,936/100,000
- 13 OCT 2025Government respondedHome OfficeGovernment reply
Strict controls already exist to meet the petition demands, through the No Recourse to Public Funds rule and Immigration Health Surcharge, and the Immigration White Paper will strengthen them further.
Read full response - 24 SEPT 2025Petition closedFinal total: 12,936 signatures
- 17 AUG 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 24 MAR 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
I believe this will benefit the U.K. massively in economic terms. It could help stop people living off the state, which I believe is out of control, unsustainable and is the intention of many people who come to the UK.