Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94074

Health Services: Foreign Nationals

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of NHS care provided to chargeable overseas visitors was recovered through the Immigration Health Surcharge in each year for which data is available.

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) is one of the National Health Service’s migrant cost recovery methods and is designed to recover NHS costs attributable to migrants requiring a visa longer than six months.The current IHS fee of £1,035, £776 for stud...

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