Migrant Workers: Care Workers
Commons · Question 109865 · Tabled 30 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Carla Denyer
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposals in the Earned Settlement consultation on staffing levels in the adult social care sector; and whether social care roles
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 9 Feb 2026
The earned settlement model, proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, announced changes to the mandatory requirements and qualifying period for indefinite leave to remain. It is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 20...