Social care visa applications have plummeted since the introduction of a ban on overseas workers bringing dependants into the UK, according to the latest figures.
Government plans to scrap visas for low-skilled migrants have caused concern among health and social care groups, who say it will exacerbate workforce issues.
Conservative Party plans for an ‘NHS visa’ will only go “some way” to solving the shortage of doctors and nurses the health service is likely to experience after Brexit, a charity has warned.
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
A £30,000 salary threshold for skilled workers coming to the UK after Brexit could have “severe implications” for health and social care, an umbrella-group has warned.
The prime minister’s hard-line stance on migration did nothing to endear her to already fed-up and over-worked public sector staff, argues Russell Hargrave.
Prime minister Theresa May today set out plans to end free movement “once and for all” by introducing a single immigration scheme for both EU and non-EU nationals.
Facts and figures from the July 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine on immigration caps, the riddle of the Lords, and the ethnic diversity gap in UK charities
The government will not provide interim funding for Windrush citizens while it consults on a compensation scheme, the home secretary has confirmed today.
Scotland should have greater control over immigration in the wake of subdued growth forecasts for its economy, according to its finance secretary Derek Mackay.
The chaos ensuring from the government’s treatment of the Windrush generation of Caribbean citizens shows that it’s time for a thorough rethink of immigration policy, says Russell Hargrave.
The growth rate of the UK economy was slower than expected in the first three months of the year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Conservative plans to limit immigration could cost the economy and public finances billions, a report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has found.
Manifesto pledges to cut immigration would be difficult to implement and “overwhelmingly undesirable” for key public services and national debt, an independent think-tank report has...
The government may need to extend the controversial free movement of people for several years after Brexit because a new immigration policy won’t be ready in time, a think-tank has said.
The government should consider devolving responsibility for immigration policy to the UK’s regions and new metropolitan areas to boost integration and economic productivity, a committee of MPs...
The electronic system intended to improve the management of the UK’s borders has not delivered value for money following spending of more than £830m over 12 years, the auditor general has concluded.
Too many people’s lives have been put on hold due to delays and poor decisions made by the Home Office in dealing with immigration cases, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Julie...
The government has been urged to create a new Controlled Migration Fund to provide additional support to areas that have experienced high levels of migration and to prepare areas that may take in...
Facts and figures from the September edition of Public Finance magazine, on social housing shortfalls, austerity’s trajectory, asylum seekers and foreign workers, and time lost to strikes
Government changes to UK immigration rules could “cause chaos” in the NHS and cost the health service millions of pounds, the Royal College of Nursing has warned today.
