UK Home Secretary revises settlement rules for care workers
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced a revised immigration pathway that lets care workers earning more than £25,000 apply for indefinite leave after five years, while other legal migrants remain subject to longer residency requirements. The move came after criticism from Labour MPs and cabinet members, who objected to earlier proposals that would have extended settlement waiting periods for migrant workers, especially in social care. Earlier in the week, Mahmood said she would present a final proposal to extend the residency qualifying period for many migrants and indicated she would outline adjustments to settlement criteria in the Commons after internal party debate and a recent decline in net migration.
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Shabana Mahmood
Angela Rayner
Conservative Party
Home Office
Labour MPs
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United Kingdom
