Immigration and public services

Fact checks including the impact of immigration on health, legal and prison services in the UK

11 July 2016

EU immigration and pressure on the NHS

EU immigration contributes to financial pressure on the NHS, but its annual impact is small compared to other factors.

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11 July 2016

EU immigration and NHS staff

What proportion of NHS staff come from the EU, and what could leaving the EU mean for the future workforce?

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10 June 2016

Do we need a new house every four minutes because of immigration?

This is plausible, although we can’t be certain about immigrants’ housing needs and there’s not enough clear research that would give us better figures.

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6 May 2015

Impacts of migration on local public services

It isn't possible to say with certainty what the implications of migration are for the cost, availability and quality of public services. They're likely to vary by area and service.

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4 May 2015

Migration and welfare benefits

A look at what welfare benefits immigrants are entitled to in the UK.

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3 April 2015

What impact does immigration have on school places? 

The Mail reports that immigration is "fuelling primary school crisis" in school places.

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