https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/settledstatus/Recent content in settledstatus on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 14 Apr 2026 05:02:56 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/thousands-face-stricter-dwp-benefits-access-in-new-immigration-crackdown/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:02:56 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/thousands-face-stricter-dwp-benefits-access-in-new-immigration-crackdown/Thousands of individuals are set to face tighter restrictions on accessing Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits as part of a new crackdown on migration. However, recent analysis of Labour government data suggests that the financial savings from these changes will be significantly lower than initially claimed by Birmingham MP Shabana Mahmood. While Mahmood has asserted that reducing migrants' access to benefits will save the public finances £10 billion, the data indicates the actual savings amount to approximately £600 million—just 6 percent of her forecasted figure.