Poll shows UK split on immigration but in favor of limiting benefits
A recent UK poll has shown that a majority of UK citizens believe that immigrants should have to pay tax in the UK before they can get social benefits in the UK or use the UK's free National Health Service.
The poll was conducted by YouGov, one of the UK's best known and largest polling organisations, for UK newspaper The Sunday Times. A sample of people were asked what proportion of immigrants they thoughtmade a positive contribution to British life;
• 45% thought that half or more than half had made a positive contribution.
• 46% said that they thought fewer than half had made a positive contribution.
• 9% said that they did not know.
When asked whether they would support measures that would limit the right of people who had arrived in the UK within a certain time period, such as a year, to benefits;
• 86% said that they would support such measures.
• Only 7% said they would oppose them.
• 7% said they did not know.
Similarly, when asked if they would like to see the right of recently arrived immigrants to use the National Health Service;
• 75% of those surveyed said that they would like to see the right limited
• 16% said they would not and
• 9% said they did not know.
- November 9 2026
Retained right of residence allows you to continue to live, work, and study in the UK where you (as a qualifying non-EEA national) were living...
- November 3 2026
If you are a UK employer or organisation holding a Home Office-approved sponsor licence, you can sponsor migrant workers including citizens of...
- October 31 2026
The British Nationality Act 1981 - Section 4L is a discretionary registration route (meaning that a person may apply to be registered as a Bri...
- October 26 2026
The UK Expansion Worker visa, which falls under the GBM (Global Business Mobility) route, enables a genuine overseas business that is already ...
- October 21 2026
UK immigration detention is mainly used when exercising immigration control, rather than to punish you for committing a crime. You may be deta...
- October 19 2026
The primary requirement for ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) in the UK as of today is to complete 5 years of continuous residence. Importantly...
- October 15 2026
A suspended sponsor licence is bad news for you. But you would also worry about what would happen to your sponsored workers. Well, this is why...
Visa and Migration Ltd , TBXH Sunley House, 4 Bedford Park, London, Croydon CR0 2AP