Title: Is immigration good or bad for the economy? - Full Fact
Headings: Is immigration good or bad for th
e economy?

Is immigration good or bad for th e economy?
Effect of immigration on the public purse is relatively small
Immigration's impact on the wider economy
Jobs
Public services
Welfare
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Content: We've summarised the recent research in our briefing with the University of Oxford's Migration Observatory. Immigration's impact on the wider economy
Immigration also affects jobs, public services and welfare. Jobs
Research does not find a significant impact of overall immigration on unemployment in the UK and a small impact on wages — lower paid workers are more likely to lose out. Public services
It is not possible to say with certainty what the implications of migration are for the cost, availability and quality of public services. Impacts are likely to vary by area and depending on the type of public service. If foreign-born people in the UK used public services in the same way as demographically similar UK-born people, they would be expected to make less use of health and social care, but greater use of education. Welfare
Foreign born people are less likely to be receiving key Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) out-of-work benefits than the UK born, but more likely to be receiving tax credits. For more information see our joint briefings with the University of Oxford's Migration Observatory on unemployment , public services, and benefits. By Joseph O'Leary
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