Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants
Summary
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to set out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants, after a consultation drew about 200,000 responses. Her original proposal included a 15-year qualifying period for some lower-paid migrants, but critics in Labour and elsewhere argued that changing the rules would be unfair to people who arrived under earlier terms.Key Facts
- Mahmood said she wanted migration policy to be fair to people seeking a new life and to people already in the UK.
- About 200,000 people responded to the consultation, including about 140,000 visa holders, according to the article.
- Mahmood cited net migration of 2.6 million between 2021 and 2024 when explaining the need for action.
- Her original plan proposed a 15-year qualifying period for settlement for a group of lower-paid migrants who bring non-working dependants and children.
- Mahmood said that under then-current rules, members of this group would usually qualify for benefits and council housing five years after arrival.
- Angela Rayner criticized the proposal as unfair to migrants who had arrived in good faith under different rules.
- The article says parts of Mahmood's original plan are being revised, but the provided text does not specify the changes being announced.
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