Written Question·Home Office·UIN 105502
Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions
Tabled: 13 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Samantha Niblett
Labour — South Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what safeguards are in place to protect individuals on the Health and Care Worker visa who report that they have been asked to pay additional sums to their employer in order to maintain their visa spo
Answer
Mike TappAll reports of H&C visa holders being forced to pay additional sums are investigated. The sponsor guidance expressly prohibits certain specific costs being passed onto workers. Since the introduction of care workers to the Health and Care Worker visa,...
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