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Skilled Workers: Migrant Workers

Lords · Question HL7899 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Blunkett

To ask His Majesty's Government how much money was raised by the skills levy on employers recruiting from overseas in the financial year 2024-25; and what allocation was made from this money to (1) apprenticeships, (2) further education, and (3) other are

Answer

Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 16 Jun 2025

The department does not receive a hypothecated budget for the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC). Receipts from the ISC are paid to His Majesty’s Exchequer. The amount raised each year can be found in the Home Office's annual report and accounts.The governme...