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Immigration

Asked by Nadia WhittomeLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 7 January 2026UIN 101039

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of introducing a 15-year route to settlement on migrants on low wages.

Answered by Mike Tapp

The earned settlement model, proposed in A Fairer Pathway to Settlement, is currently subject to a public consultation, running until 12 February 2026. Details of the earned settlement scheme will be finalised following that consultation. The final model will also be subject to economic and equality impact assessment, which we have committed to publish in due course.

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