Immigration: Children
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has considered the potential impact of earned settlement proposals on rates of child poverty.
Answered by Mike Tapp
The consultation for the earned settlement model, as proposed in ‘A Fairer Pathway to Settlement’, was open to the public between 20 November 2025 and 12 February 2026. As part of this consultation, we sought views on the potential impact of the proposed changes, including the impact on children which we are considering carefully.
We are now reviewing and analysing all responses received. This analysis will help inform the development of the final earned settlement model, including consideration of any transitional measures for those already on a pathway to settlement.
We have committed to conducting a child impact assessment throughout the policy development process to consider the impact of the reforms on children. Any final outcomes will also be subject to both economic impact assessments and equality impact assessments, which we have committed to publish in due course.
Once the final model has been decided, the Government will communicate the outcome publicly
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