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Skilled Workers: Pay

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79866

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what step her Department is taking to ensure that Skilled Worker visa holders are earning an income above the qualifying threshold for that visa.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Our compliance officers regularly check workers salary particulars, including bank statements detailing payments made to them by their employer, as well as the payment documentation provided by sponsors. In addition, routine checks are carried out with OGDs if there is any indication of a failure to pay the designated rate.

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