Migration and welfare statistics on income support claims

​​Request 850078132​

Provide information held for the following:

1) Any reports, analyses, briefings, or statistics produced since 2010 - 2026 concerning the relationship between migration and welfare or Income Support claims in Jersey.

2) The number of immigration permissions, work permits/visas or equivalent residency authorisation's issued annually from 2010 to 2026.

3) A breakdown of these permissions by category, where held. for example: skilled work, seasonal work, family reunification, student visas, or other categories used by the Government of Jersey.

4) Net migration figures for Jersey for the same period (2010–2026), if recorded.

5) Any reports, briefings, or statistical summaries produced since 2010 - 2026 relating to immigration trends, work permit issuance, or labour market demand linked to migration.

Response

1) Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS), as part of Justice and Home Affairs, do not hold the information requested. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

2) & 3) Please refer to the attached amalgamated tables which contain the required information as requested from 2010 to 2026.

Where numbers are fewer than five, disclosure control is applied to avoid identification of individuals. Therefore, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Freedom of Information 850078132 Response Attachment.pdf​

4) Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS), as part of Justice and Home Affairs, do not hold the information requested. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

5) Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS), as part of Justice and Home Affairs, do not hold the information requested. Therefore, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

However, some of the information requested which is already in the public domain can be found at: Ministerial Decisions​ Therefore, Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. Freedom of Information Response​

Articles applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.

Article 25 - Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

3) In determining for the purposes of this Article whether the lawfulness principle in Article 8(1)(a) of the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018​ would be contravened by the disclosure of information, paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 2 to that Law (legitimate interests) is to be read as if sub-paragraph (b) (which disapplies the provision where the controller is a public authority) were omitted.

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