Written Question·Home Office·UIN 94377

Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 1 December 2025

Named Day

Question

Afzal Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the minimum salary floor as part of the Health and Care visa salary requirements on staff retention in the North West.

Answer

Mike Tapp

Higher pay encourages staff retention. Since the introduction of the Skilled Worker route, the salary requirements dictate that a migrant must be paid whatever is higher out of the general threshold for the route or the ‘going rate’ for that occupation, w...

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