Home Secretary Earned Settlement Statement

Oral statement to Parliament published by Home Office on Monday, 2 November 2026 at 16:53 UK time · 2026 Burnham Labour government.

What was announced

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's statement on Earned Settlement - November 2026.
Home Office, gov.uk

Mr Speaker, with permission, I will make a statement on this government’s policy of Earned Settlement.
A little over a month ago, at Labour Party Conference, I promised we would adopt a policy on this issue that is guided, above all, by fairness.
Fairness towards those who come here legally and play their part…

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“A five-year path will remain open to all higher earners, on salaries of over £50,000, and those who have contributed in healthcare and education in professions like doctors, nurses and teachers.”
“The highest rate taxpayers, earning over £125,000 will, over the course of their lifetime, contribute £1.5 million.”
“Everyone else will be placed on a ten-year path, including all those earning less than £50,000.”
“Over 200,000 people responded, and I thank them for doing so.”
“Between 2022 and 2025, 250,000 people – and their dependants - arrived on, or switched into, the social care route.”
“Those who earned £25,000 a year, working in the social care sector which was the condition of their visa, will therefore be able to settle on their existing 5-year path.”

Constituencies of the MPs named: Birmingham Ladywood.

Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Immigration rules.

Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/home-secretary-earned-settlement-statement
Published 2026-11-02 16:53:50 UTC
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