Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 62005

Care Workers: Migrant Workers

Tabled: 23 June 2025

Answered: 4 August 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the number and proportion of people who entered the UK on a social care work visa in each of the past ten years who are (a) still in the UK and (b) still working in s

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

In February 2022, care workers became eligible for the Health and Care Visa and were added to the Shortage Occupation List. Senior care workers were added to the list of eligible occupations for the Health and Care Visa in January 2021, therefore, we are ...

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