Written Question·Home Office·UIN 109865

Migrant Workers: Care Workers

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Carla Denyer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Earned Settlement consultation on staffing levels in the adult social care sector; and whether social care roles

Answer

Mike Tapp

The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...

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