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Skilled Migrants Could Contribute £115bn to Public Finances, Think Tank Says
The think tank said the contribution would offset government estimates of a £10bn cost for settling overseas care workers and dependants.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce her final decision on immigration rules today in the House of Commons, following a year-long consultation that generated more than 200,000 responses.
- Ahead of the announcement, the Institute for Public Policy Research reported skilled migrants are expected to contribute around £115 billion to public finances, countering government estimates of £10 billion in costs for care workers.
- IPPR associate director for migration Marley Morris welcomed reports that the government may scale back proposals to extend settlement waits to 15 years, describing the potential shift as a 'significant compromise' for roughly 287,000 care workers.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham has supported Mahmood's principle that settlement is a 'right to be earned,' though Housing Secretary Angela Rayner criticized plans to backdate the restrictive changes earlier this year.
- Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp characterized the expected announcement as a 'U-turn' on Indefinite Leave to Remain , while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed Mahmood is losing a fight to the 'far left' of her party.
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Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce her final decision on immigration rules for legal migrants on Monday.
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The Independent (US)Skilled migrants to boost UK finances by £115bn under current rules, analysis finds
The home secretary has faced backlash from within her own party over her migration reforms
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Skilled migrants would boost UK public finances by £115bn under current rules, IPPR analysis finds
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in New analysis has found skilled migrants and their dependants would boost the UK’s public finances by £115 billion under current settlement rules, as Shabana Mahmood prepares to unveil her controversial
·Somerset, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
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