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Immigration: Poverty

Asked by Olivia BlakeLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 June 2025UIN 56386

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed extension of the qualifying period for indefinite leave on levels of poverty in migrant communities.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

A technical annex has been published alongside the White Paper. It can be found in the following link: Restoring control over the immigration system: white paper - GOV.UK.

We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and will provide details of how the scheme will work at that time.

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