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FOUR out of FIVE new jobs went to foreigners in the past decade, new report reveals

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OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 16:48

Four in five jobs created over the past decade have been taken by migrants.

Of the 3.7million new roles recorded under the PAYE system since 2014, just 734,000 were taken by UK nationals, a think-tank has found.

EU citizens accounted for 408,000 jobs, while the vast majority – 2.5million – went to migrants from the rest of the world, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said, with most of the surge coming since the pandemic.

The think-tank warned that while employers gained 'unprecedented access to overseas labour', taxpayers have been forced to absorb the cost of millions of Britons being 'written off' and left on benefits.

As the number of migrant workers soared by 2.1million from 2020, the number of people receiving out-of-work benefits across the UK rose by 2.3million.

More than one in four (29 per cent) of the jobs that went to migrant workers from outside Europe were in health and social work.

So much for British jobs for British people!

Do we think this is due to Brits being 'too lazy to work' or because of a combination of employers wanting to pay lower wages and offer worse working conditions to migrants/preferring to employ migrants/not wanting to invest in training Brits/diversity hire tick boxes etc.

https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CSJ-State_of_Dependency.pdf

https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/CSJ-State_of_Dependency.pdf

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millymollymoomoo · 14/10/2026 16:56

And this is why wages have been suppressed and benefits now sky high.

VeganConvert · 14/10/2026 16:57

But hang on - I thought they all came here to not work , claim benefits and hang around doing nothing. So which is it or are you just stirring up hatred .

OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 16:58

millymollymoomoo · 14/10/2026 16:56

And this is why wages have been suppressed and benefits now sky high.

Yes, quite amazing that there's all the shouting about young people not being in work and claiming benefits isn't it?

Now we know why.

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NotSmallButFunSize · 14/10/2026 17:00

OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 16:58

Yes, quite amazing that there's all the shouting about young people not being in work and claiming benefits isn't it?

Now we know why.

Edited

Maybe they were just better candidates?

friedaklein · 14/10/2026 17:01

VeganConvert · 14/10/2026 16:57

But hang on - I thought they all came here to not work , claim benefits and hang around doing nothing. So which is it or are you just stirring up hatred .

They both work AND claim benefits, thus taking British jobs and draining the economy. The sly muggles!

OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 17:02

VeganConvert · 14/10/2026 16:57

But hang on - I thought they all came here to not work , claim benefits and hang around doing nothing. So which is it or are you just stirring up hatred .

I should imagine a vast majority of those with families will be claiming top up benefits like housing benefit, universal credit, child benefit and also using services like the NHS, schools, etc while paying very little in.

We are also paying the same benefits to Brits who can't find a job.

You do the Math.

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Naurrr · 14/10/2026 17:03

British jobs for British people!

Who said that? Sounds like something from League of Gentlemen.

Employers want the best candidates for their roles.

willingtolearn · 14/10/2026 17:04

Wage suppression, more likely to accept poorer pay and conditions.

Employers like the threat of a revokable visa. Less likely to argue or even be aware of employment law/working rights

Lazy government preferring not to invest in its own people.

Greedy and lazy employers preferring not to train anyone at all - more profit that way.

Comtesse · 14/10/2026 17:05

You sound like a Russian bot.

Duckyfondant · 14/10/2026 17:05

Math? Interesting 🤔

titchy · 14/10/2026 17:05

A third went to people working in the care sector which was possible because a specific visa category for care workers was created.

Do you have any idea why this category was needed?

I’ll give you a bit of time to think about it…. And a bit more time to work out the alternative.

OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 17:05

friedaklein · 14/10/2026 17:01

They both work AND claim benefits, thus taking British jobs and draining the economy. The sly muggles!

Well a lot of low paid social and health care employees will be claiming top up benefits, ditto those in other low paid roles if they bring families with them.

Cost of living in the UK is hardly cheap is it now.

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willingtolearn · 14/10/2026 17:05

@Naurrr ---- you mean employers want someone with a Masters and 5 years experience that they can pay minimum wage/bottom band to.

JustTalkToThem · 14/10/2026 17:05

OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 17:02

I should imagine a vast majority of those with families will be claiming top up benefits like housing benefit, universal credit, child benefit and also using services like the NHS, schools, etc while paying very little in.

We are also paying the same benefits to Brits who can't find a job.

You do the Math.

The Math .... hmmm.

Bridgertonisbest · 14/10/2026 17:06

I would dispute those figures, or at least question heavily on how they came up with them.

the social justice party is a right wing think tank probably biased against immigrants.

Snickersnotomato · 14/10/2026 17:06

Large employers ship staff over from India and make the UK staff redundant.

willingtolearn · 14/10/2026 17:07

@titchy Hmmm didn't have such a big problem pre-Covid.

Maybe it was the way care staff were treated during that time that led them to find other jobs.

OpenScroller · 14/10/2026 17:07

Comtesse · 14/10/2026 17:05

You sound like a Russian bot.

Oh dear, is that because you don't like what I'm saying. Dismiss me as a bot 😂

Why would a Russian bot want to come on a Mums forum?

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Monty36 · 14/10/2026 17:07

If an employer wants an overseas worker they have to sponsor them to come here.

Unless it has changed they no longer need to prove that they could not get someone currently resident in the UK to do the job.

willingtolearn · 14/10/2026 17:08

Anyway mostly, I blame bloody Boris.

It is apparently getting a bit better now that rules have been changed.

Fooshufflewickjbannanapants · 14/10/2026 17:08

Math??? Hmmmmmm

Titanic42 · 14/10/2026 17:09

Naurrr · 14/10/2026 17:03

British jobs for British people!

Who said that? Sounds like something from League of Gentlemen.

Employers want the best candidates for their roles.

Gordon Brown in 2007, that’s who! Turned out well.

MellonFellon · 14/10/2026 17:09

friedaklein · 14/10/2026 17:01

They both work AND claim benefits, thus taking British jobs and draining the economy. The sly muggles!

Schrödinger's immigrant....

Monty36 · 14/10/2026 17:10

willingtolearn · 14/10/2026 17:08

Anyway mostly, I blame bloody Boris.

It is apparently getting a bit better now that rules have been changed.

What rules have been changed ?
Employers still do not have to prove they could fill a vacancy with someone resident here before sponsoring someone from overseas.

maggiecate · 14/10/2026 17:10

Various reasons:
Aging population - more people are retiring than there are school leavers entering the workforce. We can’t train enough British People for British Jobs because there aren’t enough of them.
Migrant workers can go where the jobs are - UK residents who were born here or are long term settled tend to be more tied to their local area by families, owning or renting their home and not wanting to give it up etc. Migrant workers move to where the work is. British People in the South West won’t give up their British House for a British Job in the North East.
Migrant workers are more likely to be younger, have more flex around hours, willing to take on short term, seasonal roles, and be physically healthy and thus able to do jobs that require a lot of activity.
and yes, they’re willing to do the shitty jobs that British people aren’t. You can say it’s because employers won’t pay rates that attract British Workers but British Customers will be quick to complain when prices go up. Margins in most areas that employ low paid migrant workers are slim to negligible.