Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 40689
Visas: Civil Servants
Tabled: 24 March 2025
Answered: 1 April 2025
Question
Euan Stainbank
Labour — Falkirk
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) low-paid civil servants and (b) civil servants affected by recent increases to Skilled Worker visa salary thresholds who might be at risk of losing the
Answer
Andrew WesternPart (a)The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will implement, where applicable, the new National Living Wage rate of £12.21 per hour with effect from 1 April 2025. DWP annual salaries will reflect this new hourly rate regardless of age and working pa...
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