Benefits
If you have just entered the UK, the benefits you can get will depend on one or more of the following:
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National Insurance contributions
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Whether you are living or usually live in Great Britain
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Why you have come or returned to Great Britain
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Whether your entry to Great Britain is subject to limitations
If you have not lived and worked in the UK, you will not normally have paid National Insurance contributions here, and so will not be entitled to contributory benefits. However there may be circumstances where you may be able to get some benefits.
You can get details on the website www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/workage/wa_visit_or_living_abroad.asp. For further information on benefits go to www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/index.htm.
The Department for Work and Pensions also produces a leaflet entitled ‘Coming from abroad and getting your benefits'. This is available in ten languages (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Gujarati, Punjabi, Somali, Urdu, Vietnamese and Welsh) and is available at www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/jcp/stellent/groups/jcp/documents/
websitecontent/dev_012318.pdf.