European Union (EU) Settled Status Scheme - I have EU pre-settled status. What does this mean for my benefit entitlement?

If you have pre-settled status, you have access to many benefits. However, if the benefit you want to claim requires you to have a right to reside (for example Universal Credit, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit or Child Benefit) then you will need to show that you have a free movement right to reside. For details of these rights and a possible argument if you cannot work and cannot meet your basic needs see our guide to the Right to reside test.

You can access other benefits that do not require a right to reside, provided you satisfy the conditions for those benefits, including the presence and residence tests. 

Having pre-settled status means you are not defined as a ‘person subject to immigration control’ and so you are not excluded from any benefits for that reason. 

You can access contributory benefits - like New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) and New Style Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - if you have paid enough National Insurance contributions.