Five-year route to settlement for eligible overseas care workers is retained - Learning Disability Today
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The UK government has retained a five-year route to settlement for international care workers who arrived before May 12, 2025, rather than extending it to 15 years, recognizing their contribution during the pandemic. Disability organizations including Mencap and Care England welcomed the decision, noting that migrant care workers are essential to supporting disabled people with learning disabilities and other care needs.
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Care organisations have welcomed the government’s decision to retain the five-year route to settlement for eligible international care workers, rather than the 15-year route proposed in the planned immigration reforms. The Home Office said that, in recognition of the contribution care workers made to Britain during the Covid-19 pandemic, those who arrived on working visas before 12 May 2025 will r…
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