Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 83229

Migrant Workers: Entry Clearances

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

John McDonnell

LabourHayes and Harlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of the changes to income thresholds in the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, HC 997, published on 1 July 2025, on the number o

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Immigration Rules, published on 1 July 2025, set out the wider salary changes across the Skilled Worker route. This increased salary requirement does not apply to the Health and Care Worker visa.From 9 April 2025, the minimum salary for the Health and...

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